Field Visits
Visits to villages and urban development sites in China have helped shape my research questions and deepen my understanding of the institutions I study. This page shares selected photographs and observations from these visits.
Chongqing Land Coupon Reform
I visited the Chongqing Country Land Exchange, where land coupons are traded, and three rural villages that supplied coupons, where I interviewed village officials about the reclamation of rural construction land.
Chongqing Country Land Exchange
Shiliang Village, one of three coupon-supplying villages visited
After an interview with a village head
Hilly, terraced farmland typical of rural Chongqing
Field Visits in Henan, Hunan, and Yunnan
Together with Professor Xiaodong Zhu, Qinghua Shi, Qingen Gai and fellow students, I visited villages in Henan, Hunan, and Yunnan that participate in China’s national rural fixed-point observation program. The visits helped deepen our understanding of agricultural production and rural livelihoods and informed our research on farmers’ welfare.
A vacant rural home
Double-cropping rice fields
National Fixed Point marker
Urban Renewal in Shenzhen
I interviewed practitioners at an urban renewal company and visited urban villages (chengzhongcun) undergoing redevelopment in Shenzhen.
Interview at an urban renewal company
An urban village in Shenzhen
Redevelopment around an urban village