Jiangcun Report: A Window into Rural China

Author: Wang Huibing
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Jiangcun, in the 1930s, gained international fame due to Fei Xiaotong's The Economy of Jiangcun. The author, with the unique perspective of a seasoned journalist, revisited Jiangcun in the last decade of the 20th century and documented its new changes. This book paints a social panorama of China's rural development and transformation in the last decade of the 20th century, providing a reference for policymakers on the "three rural issues." The manuscript is divided into three parts. The first part, 80 Years of Turmoil in Jiangcun, spans from 1923 to 2004, a total of 80 years, and systematically collects and records key events related to Jiangcun. The second part, Tracing Jiangcun, consists of twelve investigative reports written by the author, continuing the task Fei Xiaotong assigned to his graduate students in October 1985 to live in Jiangcun, leaving a mark on history. The third part, Random Notes on Jiangcun, reflects the author's adherence to practicality and truth-seeking, with spontaneous thoughts and expressions of reflections, hopes, and emotions.