Well-off Chinese families of the 1980s and 90s in pictures
Chinese people's livelihoods have seen significant improvement in the past 30 years, after the reform and opening up policy that began in 1978 mobilized human and monetary resources. This collection of photos shows the properties and family settings of the 1980s and 1990s.
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A family in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, in 1980. They have many of the most common "modern" necessities of the time, namely sofas, a color television, a radio and an electronic fan. The owner of the house, the senior man, fourth from the right is the vice manager of a company. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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| A Tibetan family in Lhasa city in 1987 has a color TV, a radio, sofa, and well-decorated furniture. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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A farmer in Central China's Henan province has a washing machine, in 1984. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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The refrigerator came into ordinary people's life during the 1980s. A Shanghai family have theirs installed in 1987. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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A resident of Guangzhou spent 30,000 yuan ($4,580) on a US-made computer in 1994. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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Those owning a car are deemed "middle class" in the 1990s. A woman is driving hers in 1994 in East China's Jiangxi province. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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