Unto the Least of These
For Xue Yunhao, a farmer and father of two in Shaanxi Province, repaying a government loan of 20,000 RMB was proving to be an…
Chinese Society
Explore social change and everyday life in China, from family and education to philanthropy and public life, and their implications for Christians and churches.
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Behind China’s Urbanization
The Chinese government’s release of its latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure of $1,000 per person at the end of 2003 signifies that China…
Peoples of the Cities
The author takes us on a tour of some of the side streets of Beijing, showing us the diversity of people within the cities of China.
Carving Out a New Life
Chinese Awakenings by James and Ann Tyson. Westview Press, 1995, 325 pp. ISBN, 0813324734, paperback. Cost: $28 at www.barnesandnoble.com.
The Cultural Crisis of Peasants in the Cities
Urbanization in China is proceeding at full speed with no return. Nowadays, more and more factories are being established in Special Economic Zones (SEZs). These bring not only many opportunities to entrepreneurs, but many young people from villages seize the moment and rush to the cities for jobs. The city is a place full of possibilities and pitfalls. There are non-Christian peasants who come to know Jesus Christ in the city; however, there are also Christian peasants who lose their faith there.
The Development of the Middle Hues
The new middle class in China
A New Voice
Exploring the characteristics of emerging Chinese pop culture.
Where is the Voice of the People?
Listening to the heart of the Chinese people.
Globalization with Chinese Characteristics
Popular China: Unofficial Culture in a Globalizing Society by Perry Link, Richard P. Madsen and Paul G. Pickowicz, editors.
A Review by Glenys Goulstone
China’s Society Makes a Comeback
An overview of China's public institutions.
China’s Growing Third Sector
The editor's perspective.
Women in China
A look at the changing role of women in China.