Overpopulation in China began after World War II in 1949 when Chinese families were encouraged to have as many children as possible in hopes to bring more money to the country, build a better army, and produce more food.
Source: Overpopulation
Here, a group of 1,000 customers receive a facial massage at a sports center in Jinan, Shandong province, China.
China has used their overpopulation as an advantage to break world records. Here, people take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest number of people practicing Taiji in multiple locations.
Many schools combine lessons due to the size of the classes. Pictured below, combined classes attend an outdoor joint lesson in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
Martial arts is very popular in China. Here, students from the Tagou martial arts school in Henan province practice at a training base on the outskirts of Beijing.
The true population of China might be misrepresented due to families lying on the census poll about the one child policy.
Source: World Population
China is the only country where more males are born than females. The ratio is 1.15 males per female.
Source: World Population Sex Ratio
