Critical Issues Interview—How China Is Struggling to Handle the Urban-Rural Divide 中國艱難應對城鄉差別

Visit our new microsite for more: http://www.criticalissuesconfrontingc... Michael A. Szonyi (宋怡明) Frank Wen-Hsiung Wu Memorial Professor of Chinese History, Harvard University with Dorinda (Dinda) Elliott (艾鼎德) Executive Director, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University Professor Michael Szonyi reflects on the transformation of rural China, the resilience of village culture, and the profound inequalities still facing rural residents. He discusses the revival of temple festivals, ancestral halls, and lineage traditions, while also pointing to persistent gaps in health care, education, wealth accumulation, and opportunity between rural and urban China.