During the last three decades, China has experienced the largest migration in human
history. China's great migration has had transformative social, economic, and demographic
consequences for China and the world. In this review, first I provide background on China's
household registration system (hukou), which has been in existence since the late 1950s
and continues to affect the life chances of Chinese people. Then I focus on the great
migration by discussing research that has examined its causes, migration trends, the�…