Forums > Living in Kunming > Buying a Farm House Not any village Hukou but only for that specific village only. In the Chinese patriarchal system, the descendents are only male. Only surviving spouses of deceased males may inherit land or their children. There are cases where females inherit title to land but the norm is for the males.
Forums > Living in Kunming > Buying a Farm House You can buy the property but you will never receive a red book for it. The red book will always remain in the hands (name) of the original property owner or descendants. When there are no more descendents then the property is returned to the village.
So the answer is YES, you can buy, but do you really own it if it will never be in your name? Not a very good idea.
This is why most people do long term leases, 10+ years.
I went through this entire process 2 years ago when I tried to purchase a house and some land in Heijing. The owner was very willing to sell but I insisted on getting the red book. He went to 2 different offices and got the same answer - NO Red Book.
I learned a lot about this process and the diff types of deeds so it was well worth the time and money I put into this project.
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