With hefty rent, soaring property prices and more people flocking to urban areas, China’s main cities are experiencing a housing crisis. In response, the government is trying to alleviate a burgeoning housing crisis by letting farmers develop rental properties on their farm land.

The Chinese urban population is set to increase by 13 million every year between now and 2030. But with 95% of China’s cities falling short of environmental standards, the government is urgently seeking greener models for urban living. Will eco-cities be China’s cities of the future?

A sexual awakening is occurring in China. As young people experiment with sex, drugs and civil disobedience, this shift has shades of the West’s cultural upheaval in the ‘60s. But are conservative values still shackling the majority? And to what extent can China’s youth really cut loose?

Chinese villages are being transformed by e-commerce, with traditional industries like pig farming being overtaken by new manufacturing opportunities fuelled by online shopping. E-commerce companies like Alibaba and JD.com are competing for the lion’s share of this expanding sector.