Rat tribe (Chinese: 鼠族; pinyin: shǔzú) is a neologism used to describe low income migrant workers who live in underground accommodations within Chinese cities.[1] Official estimates are of 281,000 people living in Beijing's underground, although estimates of up to one million have also been widely reported.[2][3]
- ^ Li, Raymond (8 February 2011). "Cramped, cold and underground - the meagre existence of Beijing's 'rat tribe'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Connor, Neil; Tan, Wing (15 February 2014). "'Rat tribe' flees high costs and dwells underground". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
- ^ Johnson, Ian (24 January 2015). "The Rat Tribe of Beijing". Al Jazeera America. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
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