Increasing wealth disparity in China calls for government action Vermilion wooden doors,gray brick walls and exquisitely carved marble stones—the elements typical of traditional upperclass Chinese architecture have been replicated in the Courtyards on Canal Bank,a luxury residential area in Beijing,to reflect the wealth and status of property owners. Increasing wealth disparity in China calls for government action Vermilion wooden doors, gray brick walls and exquisitely carved marble stones-the elements typical of traditional upperclass Chinese architecture have been replicated in the Courtyards on Canal Bank, a luxury residential area in Beijing, to reflect the wealth and status of property owners.