More young people take the road back home
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SOARING house prices are persuading young people to leave top-tier cities, according to a survey published by China Youth Daily.
Almost two thirds of those surveyed said housing was the biggest obstacle preventing them from settling in cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.
Over half the young people who had moved to first-tier cities would like to return to their hometowns, the survey found.
Some 2,000 people responded to the survey, all of whom are or had been working and studying in top-tier cities. A total of 23.3 percent had already left, while 47.7 percent were considering leaving.
People from the country’s central and western regions had the strongest desire to escape top-tier cities, with provincial capitals not in the top-tier largely their first choice.
Youngsters living in eastern coastal areas were the most likely to leave and return home, with 63.5 percent indicating they would like to do so.
Among the main reasons for moving to the city were job opportunities, education and medical facilities.
Li Wenjun, a student in south China’s Guangzhou, said his family were anxious about his future, but he would like to try a big city first with his hometown as a backup plan.
Feng Qian has already returned to his hometown of Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province. He graduated from Peking University four years ago.
“I feel so fortunate to have left Beijing,” said Feng, who bought an apartment and got married in Shijiazhuang one year after he graduated.
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