Description: This book is the masterpiece of Prof. Zhu Ailan, a Canadian sinologist and anthropologist. Based on field research and literature, the author records the survival wisdom of Chinese women in the challenging environment of reform and opening up, how they can utilize their mobility, make full use of the resources provided by the state policy and the immediate structure of the rural community, and improve their own qualities and vocational skills in order to improve their lives. It shows the important role of Chinese women in the era of reform and opening up and the changes they have undergone in various aspects, and reveals the process of overall structural change in gender relations in rural society.
