Pilot and Demonstration: Research on the Rural Health Service System in Southern Jiangsu in the Early 21st Century

Author: Wang Junhua
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: In an era of high globalization, those who focus on Chinese experiences and value the "Beijing Consensus" cannot afford to ignore the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu. Across the vast landscape of China, the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu is a vibrant and miraculously successful area. Strictly speaking, the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu includes Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and their affiliated counties and cities, bordering Shanghai to the east, Nanjing to the west, the Yangtze River to the north, Taihu Lake to the south, and neighboring Zhejiang. It is the core area of the Yangtze River Delta and has been a rich and beautiful land of fish and rice since ancient times, as well as a "paradise on earth" with a rich cultural heritage. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has been a land of abundant produce, thriving industry and commerce, cultural prosperity, and picturesque scenery. The highly developed agricultural civilization has provided strong support for social change in the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu. During the transition from agricultural civilization to industrial civilization and from traditional society to modern society, the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu has repeatedly pioneered reforms, always serving as a leading region in China's path toward modernization, with a dazzling pioneering spirit and brilliant radiance. The experience of the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu has become a guiding element of Chinese experience, playing a leading role in China's development. For this very reason, research on the social change of the Yangtze River Delta region of southern Jiangsu has always been a prominent field within the theoretical framework of "Chinese Regional Development."