A moment in time: From necessities to luxuries

The benefits Chinese employers offer their employees have changed over the years.

In 1986, employees at a State-owned enterprise got free vegetables at their office in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, at a time when vegetables were coveted food items.

In 2012, 12 employees of a software company in Qingdao, Shandong province, were given cars as their year-end bonus.