There is a growing gap between rural and urban incomes, which are now wider than at any time in China's recent history.

中国现在的城乡收入差距是近年来最大的。

Nominal rural wages are rising rapidly, as labour shortages give workers more bargaining power, helping to close the chasm between rural and urban incomes.

他们返回的原因之一是乡土中国更有吸引力。生活水平已经提高。新建的道路和高速铁路使 人们可以轻松地从本身已经转变的县城前往大城市。由于可支配收入的增加，更漂亮的公寓 楼、酒店和商店如雨后春笋般涌现。劳动力短缺让工人有了更强的议价能力，农村名义工资 正在迅速上涨，这有助于消除城乡收入之间的鸿沟。

Such subsidies and schemes pushed up rural incomes by 12% last year, according to Kotak Institutional Equities, a broker. Rural incomes have grown more rapidly than urban ones since 2008.

据经纪公司Kotak Institutional Equitie研究机构称， 这些补助和计划推动了农村地区居民收入上涨了12%，从2008年开始，农村地区的收入比城市收入增长的要快。