BEIJING
Large numbers of poor workers have come to Beijing in search of work in the growing economy. The labor is needed and minimal standard housing is provided. However, many of the workers, often under the influence of alcohol that they can for the first time in their lives afford, commit crimes and disturb other middle class and wealthy neighborhoods. The Government solved the problem by fencing in the housing area, and closing the gate early in the evening thus preventing the poor workers from going to other neighborhoods at night
Beijing (/ˌbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/ BAY-JING Mandarin pronunciation: [pèi.tɕíŋ] (listen)), alternatively romanized as Peking (/piˈkɪŋ/ pee-KING), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents within an administrative area of 16,410.5 km2 (6336 sq. mi.). It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China.
