Why do China people like to live in the city and foreigners like to live in the suburbs?

People in China love to live in big cities, and the rich usually live in big cities. People in small cities also love to go to big cities. But Americans are different. People who have been to America will find that rich people live in the suburbs. This phenomenon of the rich migrating to the suburbs has led to the gradual migration of American business development to the suburbs.

This phenomenon has a proper term called "anti-urbanization", which only occurs in developed countries.

Generally speaking, urban areas are concentrated places of political, economic and cultural resources. The infrastructure is already perfect. It stands to reason that the urban area is where the rich compete.

The gap between suburbs has narrowed and the urban environment has deteriorated. In the United States, "anti-urbanization" has intensified since 1950. 1960, the proportion of urban population and suburban population is basically the same, gradually exceeding the proportion of urban population.

1950 just after world war ii, all countries are in a hurry. The United States made a fortune in World War II, and made a fortune by providing building materials for the construction of various countries. Coupled with the third scientific and technological revolution, the economy has developed rapidly. With the development of the city, the infrastructure in the suburbs is gradually improved.

The life of the rich is expensive, but the life of the poor is cheap. Land in the United States is private, and it is relatively easy to buy land. A large number of rich people buy their own land in the suburbs, make their houses look like they like, and then move out of the city. Good feng shui in the suburbs helps to prolong life.

As a country on wheels, the traffic in the United States is very developed. It is normal for them to drive to work for an hour or two and get to the company. They work in the city during the day and return to their villas in the suburbs at night.

When the rich leave the city, so does the middle class. The poor people in those cities mostly rely on public transportation, so they can't leave the city. To some extent, they didn't choose the urban area, but were left there.

The lifestyle of China people can't be the same as that of foreign countries. The rich live in the suburbs and the poor live in the city center. One of the main reasons is the degree problem. Now, whether they are rich or not, their children's school education affects their choice of residence. Therefore, even if they have money, they must consider living in the city center where high-quality resources are concentrated. Even if there is traffic jam every day, even if it is crowded, they will consider living in suburban villas unless their children grow up or even retire. Otherwise, there are villas, which are only used for holidays and rarely stay.

Originally, there was a perfect public transportation in the city center, which was suitable for people who didn't have a car to live in, and the traffic in the suburbs was not crowded, which was just suitable for people who drove. The current situation in China is that the rich have cars but are stuck in the city center, and the poor who can only afford suburban houses have to live in the suburbs without cars, so it is unreasonable to take the bus every day and spend two hours going to work in the city center.

In order to change the status quo, we must first solve the allocation of educational resources and cancel the restrictions on school districts. Secondly, we must build a large area of high-grade commercial housing in the suburbs. Only small apartments or even public rental housing can be built in the city center. Finally, we should use policies to guide the rich to live in the suburbs. The current purchase restriction policy has also led the rich to choose the city center more when choosing their place of residence.