The Chinese government's ambitious plans to modernize the countryside have significant
impacts for rural populations. Upgrading or relocating villages is one component of this …

China has also experienced a phenomenon of counter-urbanisation. Many urban residents
have moved to suburban and even remote rural areas for living, establishing and operating …

Stimulating counterurbanization has long been understood as a potential approach to
revitalising rural areas. While well‐established in many countries, in China, it is taking a …

It is well known that China is a nation with strong rural roots. Despite rampant urbanisation,
52 per cent of its population still lived in rural areas in 2009, and the national economy has …

Rural transformation, as a complex and compound process, can be dissected into different
scale systems yet has not been systematically explored. This study takes Ruijin city, a hilly …

The aim of this paper is to exam rural transformation and the persistence of rurality in China.
Recent discussions on the “end of village” in China and policy suggestions that aligned to …

Rural to urban resettlement is a widely used poverty alleviation strategy in China's Shaanxi
Province, with roughly 250,000 poor households being resettled between 2016 and 2020 …

Urban villages are a unique product of China's rapid urban expansion. They provide a new
way of life sustained by property rental income for local villagers. More importantly, urban …

China has been undergoing a rapid industrialisation and urbanisation process with an
ongoing transfer of people and economic resources from rural to urban areas. Labour …

How to integrate millions of migrant workers into local communities remains a core
challenge in China's urban transformation. Recently some cities, driven by a national policy …