• Beijing
    Clear Clear
    30°F

  • Shanghai
    Cold Cold
    39°F

  • Hong Kong
    Snow Snow
    63°F

  • Taipei
    Mostly cloudy with snow Mostly cloudy with snow
    64°F

  • Lhasa
    Showers Showers
    31°F

  • Urumqi
    Snow Snow
    5°F

  • Chongqing
    Snow Snow
    41°F

  • Chengdu
    Snow Snow
    41°F

  • Changsha
    Cold Cold
    34°F

  • Harbin
    Dreary (overcast) Dreary (overcast)
    -2°F

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    SUMMARY/EXCERPT:

    PRI’s Mary Kay Magistad reports from Shenzhen on the largest migration in the history of the world — China’s rapid urbanization — which has turned former fishing villages like Shenzhen into mega-cities.


    China’s Urban Explosion

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    By Mary Kay Magistad // At PRI // On July 7, 2008

    Filed In Audio // On Jul 7, 2008 // Under Modernization, Labor



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