Social Continuity and Rupture in Rural China. II, The external dynamics of the Huizhou hyper-stability structure / Tang Lixing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tang, Lixing, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

China Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huangshan Shi (China : Prefecture)--Economic conditions.

Huangshan Shi (China : Prefecture).

Huangshan Shi (China : Prefecture)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 294 pages).

Other Title:

External dynamics of the Huizhou hyper-stability structure

Place of Publication:

Abingdon : Routledge, 2025.

Biography/History:

Tang Lixing is a distinguished professor at China Academy of Art and a professor of history at Shanghai Normal University, China. He is a pioneering scholar of Anhui Studies in China. His research expertise includes late imperial and modern Chinese history, Chinese social history, and cultural history. His recent publications with Routledge also include Merchants and Society in Modern China: Rise of Merchant Groups (2018).

Contents:

Explores the enduring history and culture of Huizhou, a living testament to traditional Chinese charm that has survived to the present day

Discovers the fascinating history of Huizhou merchants, one of the most influential merchant groups in traditional China, and their impact on Chinese commerce and society

Uncovers the value and influence of Huizhou's family traditions, a living fossil of Chinese culture, and its importance in both Chinese history and human civilization.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

ISBN:

9781003583394

1003583393

9781040277188

1040277187

Publisher Number:

90102529221

9781003583394

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.