简介：TheWannianchangNeighbor-hoodCommunityintheChenghuaDistrict,ChengduCityinSichuanProvince,coversanareaofabout5.2squareki-lometersandhasapopulationofabout58,000.

简介：Bothintheirmid-70s,ShanBaoruiandhiswifearenowlivingatamodelhomefortheagedinnorthChina.Thecouplelivesinasingleroomwithheatinginwinterandanindoortoilet.Outsideisagarden-likecompoundwithowerscolorfullybrightintherefreshingbreeze.

简介：OnthemorningofAugust17,2002,colorfulflagsandsloganstreamerswereflutteringoverthesportsgroundoftheDongsiShisantiaoPrimarySchoolinDongchengDistrictofBeijing.Ahugeredstreamer"DirectElectionoftheJiudaowanCommunityofBeixinqiaoNeighborhoodCommunityOfficeofDongchengDistrict"overaplatformtoldthatadirectelectionofthecommunitywastobeheldthere.

简介：Foryearssufferingfromhypertension,Mrs.Zhang,nowinher60s,isafrequentvisitortoBeijingDewaiCommunityHospitalinherneighborhood.'Ifeeltoopainstakingtogotoa'bighos-pital,''shesays.'Busesarealwaysovercrowdedandslow,notsuitableforpeoplelikeme.Besides,community-basedmedicalinstitutionschargelessfortreatmentofthesamediseases.'InChina,a'bighospital'isamedicalinstitutionlargeinsizeandfullyequipped,inmanycasesstaffedbysomeofthemostreputedmedicalexpertslocallyornationwide.Meanwhile,community-basedhospitalsandclinicsareoftenreferredtoas'smallhospitals.'

简介：GrandpaQin,now74,hasreturnedtowherehehadlivedformorethansixdecadesinthecompanyofhisdaughter.Infrontofhim,theolddilapidatedsceneshavealldisappeared.Theformernine1.9-meter-widelaneshavebecome12six-meter-wideroads.Theformercrowdedcourtyards,11stairsdownthelanes,havecompletelychangedtheiroutlook.TheonlythingsthatseemtohavenotchangedaretheoldBeijingstyleofbluetilesandgraybricksandtheimperialcitywallsnearbythatarethewitnessestoallthesechanges.GrandpaQinisamongthe300householdswhohavereturnedaftertherebuildingprojectwascompleted.Qin’sfamilylivedintheNanchizicommunityforfivegenerations.Thebig

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