Chinese people's livelihoods have seen significant improvement in the past 30 years, after the reform and opening up policy that began in 1978 mobilized human and monetary resources. This collection of photos shows the properties and family settings of the 1980s and 1990s.

改革開放三十多年來，中國人民的生活得到了極大改善，這組老照片讓我們一睹上世紀八九十年代中國富裕家庭的物質水平。

A family in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, in 1980. They have many of the most common "modern" necessities of the time, namely sofas, a color television, a radio and an electronic fan. The owner of the house, the senior man, fourth from the right is the vice manager of a company. [Photo/Xinhua]

1980年廈門的一個富裕家庭。他們擁有當時的一切“現代設施”，包括沙發、彩電、收音機和電風扇。這套房子的戶主，也就是照片正中的那位老人（右起第四位），是一家公司的副經理。