From the perspective of rural areas, some factors will lead to the migration and flow of rural population to cities. These factors include economic and social problems in rural areas, such as low agricultural production efficiency, backward rural infrastructure and insufficient public services such as education and medical care. These problems have led to the trend of rural population flowing to cities.
From the perspective of urban areas, some factors will also attract rural population to migrate to urban areas. These factors include the economic and social conditions in urban areas, such as high-paying employment opportunities, good educational and medical resources and modern infrastructure. These conditions have formed the pulling force of rural population flowing to cities.
In China, this push-pull hypothesis of urban and rural population can be used to explain some important features of urbanization. For example, with the development of rural areas, more and more farmers go to cities to find better opportunities and living conditions, which reflects the joint action of rural thrust and urban pull. In addition, the development of urban areas has also attracted more population inflows, which reflects the increasing tension in urban areas.
Generally speaking, the urban-rural population push-pull hypothesis is an important theoretical framework for the urbanization process in China. It can help us to better understand the development trend and causes of urbanization and formulate more scientific and effective urbanization development strategies and policies.