Prehistory to Unification -- The Qin/Han era -- The Tang dynasty -- The Song dynasty -- The Yuan dynasty -- The Ming dynasty -- The high Qing dynasty -- The late Qing dynasty -- The first decades of the Republic -- The war years -- The early PRC, 1949-1965 -- The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976...

With more than 700 million residents living in rural areas, China is still a predominantly rural country. But despite substantial improvements in standards of living, the Chinese countryside is largely lagging behind. This report analyzes the key socio-economic forces at work in China's rural...

"From 1368 to 1953, China's administrative divisions were mainly composed of counties, prefectures, and provinces. This book shows the population figures, density, and changes in the provincial population in China during this period and population figures of each major city and town and its...