Local Stories and National History of China II: Urban and Rural Development in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Hanjiang River

This book is the second of a two-volume set examining the social history of the Hanjiang River region of southern China from the Song Dynasty to the modern era. It explores how clan structures, temple networks and overseas Chinese communities shaped the region’s development.

Chen Chunsheng is Professor at the Department of History, Sun Yat-sen University, China and Chair of the Steering Committee for Guidance in History Teaching of the Ministry of Education of China. His research interests include Chinese social history, economic history, and historical theory. He has significant contributions in historical measurement research and traditional rural society studies.