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China's first capitalist village

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South China Morning Post

10 views • Nov 16, 2018

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Forty years ago, 18 residents from poverty-stricken Xiaogang village risked their lives to secretly sign a contract to divide the communally owned farmland into family plots, forever transforming China’s rural economy. However, mainly relying on traditional agriculture, the village is still far away from prosperity and is now emptying as the younger generation are leaving for big cities.

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