Closed communities: Ancient urban planning upended
Updated: 2016-02-25 17:46
By Guo Kai(chinadaily.com.cn)
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The photo shows a closed community built in the 1950s in Langxi county, in the eastern province of Anhui, on Nov 13, 2011. [Photo/CFP] |
In the 1950s, authorities arranged lands for factories, institutions, schools, hospitals and other organizations that built enclosed quarters. Closed communities enhanced the relationship between workers and their employers under the planned economy.
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