Bizarre Rules in China That You Must Follow

The Hukou System

There is a system in China called the Hukou System. This is a class system that registers households and identifies them as pertaining to a certain class. This also goes for geographical areas. It basically says that you can't stay in a place out of your class for longer than three days unless you have a temporary residence permit. This is a system put in place to keep track of how folks are mingling about. 

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