Institutions such as industrial factories, schools and hospitals, and government departments are all part of the danwei system.[1] Among them, the heavy industrial work units, commonly viewed as the prototype of the socialist workplace, were granted priority for resources. During the Maoist era, the work unit served as multifunctional urban institutions that encompassed various aspects of urban livelihoods. Each danwei created their own housing, child care, schools, clinics, shops, services, post offices, etc.