China is undergoing remarkable and rapid change. Many of the older people have lived through times of incredible hardship and famine. Now economic prosperity is spreading, but there remains big differences between rural areas and the big cities, and between coast areas and inland. In some of the more remote regions there are still people who cannot even afford themselves. However, as more areas open to tourism, this introduces change in improved living standards.
In the cities such as Beijing or Shanghai monthly salaries are increasing steadily. This is accelerating with the new prosperity, foreign trade relations and rapidly rising standards of education in major centres.
More and more people can afford private cars. Consumption ability increases. The number of people living in apartments are on the increase. Individual income gradually rises as the national economy has been in flourish in recent years. Even in rural areas, farmers see rising income year by year, thanks to the beneficial policies and their hardworking.
Lite is more easier than years ago. Modern people become more open-minded about understanding the life. They also know how to enjoy the life while leading the busy life. More emphasis is placed on the mental and spiritual comfort, which is vital improvement from earlier days.