Quality of life improved for seniors

Social workers distribute bankbooks with social pension insurance to rural residents aged 60 and above at Qishou Village, Hanshan County, Anhui Province, July 15, 2011. The social insurance program has been made available to all urban and rural residents at Hanshan County. (Xinhua/Cheng Qianjun)

In 2014, the old-age insurance system for urban residents and the new rural old-age insurance system were unified and implemented, creating a national basic old-age insurance system for both urban and rural residents.