While Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year 2013, selfie, captures a light-hearted global phenomenon, the Chinese Character of the Year takes on a more serious tone.
Fang, or house, reflected the heavy financial burden faced by the people as rising property prices make buying a house a far-fetched dream.
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