Chao Yuan, Dong Zhang, Moving towards gender equality in China, Demographic Research, Vol. 49 (JULY - DECEMBER 2023), pp. 355-384 ...

YANXIA ZHANG, CHUANHONG ZHANG, Practice Models of Rural China’s Ageing in Place, China Perspectives, No. 134, SPECIAL FEATURE: Ageing in Place in China: Small Facilities, Communityfamily Care ...

Millions of rural Chinese have migrated to cities for better opportunities, abandoning aging populations and hollowed-out communities. In 1980, 19% of China’s population lived in urban areas.

A new report says China has accelerated the forced urbanization of Tibetan herders and villagers, adding to existing reports of efforts to control their culture and language to assimilate them.

Despite government efforts, rural single men are still grappling with a persistent gender imbalance, expensive marriage customs, and rapid urbanization, complicating their search for a spouse.

Shortly before publishing his groundbreaking 1939 study of rural China, sociologist Fei Xiaotong wrote a novel about life in his hometown. What can it tell us about his later work?

At the heart of China’s rural revitalization lies a dramatic transformation. In countless villages across the country, traditional courtyards — once the quiet hubs of daily life — now thrum ...

Join ASHK as Scott Rozelle discusses the lessons of his recent book, Invisible China: How the Urban-Rural Divide Threatens China’s Rise, in conversation with University of Hong Kong Professor Yiming ...