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- Title
Chinese Urban Elites Return to Nature: Translating and Commodifying Rural Voices, Places, and Practices.
- Authors
Brunner, Elizabeth
- Abstract
Over the last forty years, approximately 500 million Chinese people moved from rural to urban areas in search of economic opportunity. This massive movement exaggerated a rift between rural and urban populations and, as China's middle and upper classes grew in size, they sought to further distance themselves from their rural counterparts. This orientation toward rural spaces, people, and places, however, is changing as pollution, populations, and concerns over food safety grow. As a result, China is experiencing a reverse movement, and urban dwellers are seeking respite in rural destinations. Ecotourism is growing at an astounding rate. Utilizing data from interviews with old and new farmers from outside Beijing, local and outside owners of rural retreats, visitors to these spaces, and onsite observations, this research seeks to answer the question: What is lost and gained as rural voices are translated for urban elites and how is this impacting their relationships with rural populations and spaces?.
- Subjects
FOOD safety; ENVIRONMENTALISM; ECOTOURISM &; the environment; RURAL population; METROPOLITAN areas; ECONOMIC conditions in China
- Publication
China Media Research, 2019, Vol 15, Issue 2, p29
- ISSN
1556-889X
- Publication type
Article