Forbes magazine has conducted research in China

Forbes magazine has conducted research in China, and found that it lives 122 billionaire, but at the same time, 13% of Chinese live in poverty.
As compared with the era of Mao's standard of living of the Chinese people, of course improved. However, the harsh reality is that, despite the growth rates of the past 30 years, Chinese society is still very poor. A girl washes her head in a basin in the region for migrant workers. French hairdresser Eric Constantino in Beijing.

Most of the houses in the villages of migrant workers do not have their own bathrooms and toilets. The photo on the right - hairdresser "Eric Paris" is one of the most exclusive hairdressers in Beijing.





Human foot, covered with earth and clay, after working in the fields, near Beijing. Legs models during a fashion show in Beijing.

Only a few, mostly migrant workers, still live in dilapidated slums Beijing. Rent a house with one kitchen and one small room is about 700 yuan (about $ 114). At the same time a residential and shopping complex prestigious area rents for one-bedroom apartment is about 14,000 yuan ($ 2283), and for the three-bedroom house with an area of ​​270 square meters with furniture - about 34,000 yuan ($ 5545).



A man rides with his family on a three-wheeled electric car. Visitors will view an old Rolls-Royce at Beijing.

China has become a key market for manufacturers of luxury cars. By 2020 it is planning to sell at 2, 7 million vehicles annually, overtaking with the United States - the world leader in this market segment.



Family Yang Wei in the apartment for migrant workers. Family Zhao Qiang posing in the living room of his apartment.

Zhao runs his private company and owns two apartments in Beijing. The current cost of an apartment of 117 square meters this picture is 31 million yuan (about $ 500,000). The photo on the left - Wang, who came to the capital of Sichuan province in search of work in 2007. She lives in a room of about 5 square meters with a husband and two children. Her current monthly rent of 400 yuan (about $ 65). Wang's husband is a construction worker, and she Wang housekeeper.



Mannequins in front of the store in the quarter for the migrant workers. Showcase expensive boutique in Beijing.

Chinese buyers of the stores carry up to a quarter of all goods luxury class in the world. And last year, they were overtaken by US consumers and have become the largest spenders on luxury goods market class.



An elderly man in a wheelchair in a poor district of Beijing. A resident of the number one social institution in Beijing.
This nursing home (photo right) is one of the most prestigious centers for the care of the elderly in China and can accommodate up to 1,000 elderly people. China's elderly population will increase to 360 million people by 2030, compared with 200 million in 2013.



Sex toys in the store, which is located in the quarter for the migrant workers. Sex shop with neon signs in the affluent district of Beijing.
Shop near the residential area for migrant workers in Beijing and branded stores in the luxury shopping mall in Sanlitun.



Residents of the area for migrant workers look at the performance of a traveling circus. Guests at a fashion show in the house of the Ming Dynasty.



Residents of the working quarters of gambling, while the guests in the house, after the Ming Dynasty buffet rest.



Men having lunch in the street near the stalls with fast food. Wealthy Chinese lunch in a lovely restaurant in Beijing.
Eat rice in the street costs about 10 yuan ($ 1, 6). Price dishes of abalone and shark fin in the prestigious restaurant of 488 yuan (about $ 80) and 368 yuan (about $ 60).



The family dines in a residential area for the migrant workers. Men drink coffee in the restaurant of a five star hotel in Beijing.



Merchant wicker baskets and brooms. Citizen of the supermarket in the department of plastic utensils.



State for migrant workers and luxury neighborhood in Beijing where there is a large shopping center Sanlitun.



bschestvenny toilet in a rundown area and toilet in Beijing mall.
Authorities China has developed a program of urbanization, which implies the elimination of the poor, overpopulated regions.



The man is one of the old dilapidated areas of Beijing, where it is planned to build new skyscrapers. Girl walking with a dog on a new area, which consists of offices, shopping centers and residential buildings.



The man improvises with noodles on the street in the slum district of Beijing. The chef prepares a meal in one of the nice restaurants in Beijing.



Local janitor cleans trash cans in a poor neighborhood. An employee of a shopping center in Beijing wipes modern litter bins.



The farmer dozing during a break on the Langfang. Girl doing massage in the salon in Beijing.
In one of the most luxurious spas in Beijing full body massage in a private room with bath costs 2300 yuan (about $ 375) for 1, 5 hours.



Family passes clothing offered for sale on the streets of Beijing. Woman paying for their purchases in a boutique in Beijing
In China, there are 2, 7 million dollar millionaires and 251 billionaires. At the same time according to the United Nations, 13 percent of the population lives on less than $ 1, 25 per day.



A street dog looking for food in poor neighborhoods. The girl with a dog near the beauty salon for animals in Beijing.
Chinese nouveaux riches who live in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou saw fashion accessories, even in animals, especially in small dogs. They are dressed in designer clothes, pay their spa treatments and fur dyed in unnatural colors.



A child waits for the return home of migrant parents from work. A boy plays in the area for children in the areas to provide residents of Beijing.
Play on this site (photo at right) Three hours worth of 50 million yuan. For two decades, the Chinese authorities have ignored the housing problems of migrant workers, due to the temporary settlements, which contain about 40 per cent of all migrants.



Built about 20 years ago, an apartment building in a working block and a multi-storey luxury building with apartments over 100 square meters. m.



A street vendor of garlic and a member of a large vegetable supermarket in Beijing.



The man has dinner, while his neighbors are gambling in the region for migrant workers. The waiter brings champagne for guests at the reception before the fashion show, in the house of the Ming Dynasty in Beijing.



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