Urbanization in China or 37 percent of the total population in the mid-1980s—was relatively low by comparison with developed nations, the number of people living in urban areas in China was greater than the total population of any country in the world except India. The four Chinese cities with the largest populations in 1985 were Shanghai, with 7 million; Beijing, with 5.9 million; Tianjin, with 5.4 million; and Shenyang, with 4.2 million. The disproportionate distribution of population in large cities occurred as a result of the government's emphasis after 1949 on the development of large cities over smaller urban areas. In 1985 the
Sex toy industry in China come a long way in terms of sexual culture since the opening of the first sex shop in Beijing in 1993. From a time when adult products, including condoms, were not even allowed to be imported into China, the sex toy industry has rapidly grown to become the world's biggest manufacturers. China is the world leader in labour-intensive manufacturing in general. According to the reports in the "People's Daily", the biggest export market is to South Africa (almost 20%), with South Korea and Russia being the second and third largest importers, and the US accounting for only 2% of the