[the_tyrant]

ahh yes, the hukou. The book that records all the members of a family. Its like a social security card, except its a book.

Its the document that gets all the benefits, not the person

For a kid to go to school, his parents would have to bring the hukou to sign up.
Without it, he cannot enter school

also, there is only one hukou per family(usually on the male side).
A good way for Chinese parents to make sure their children marry a spouse that they like is to deny their children the hukou.

If you are not entered on your family's hukou, you are in essence an illegal citizen, without any state benefits

the stupidest idea in history, Why connect the whole family's social security cards into one book?