Renewed Emigration In Mountainous Rural Areas And Social Transformation Of Areas With High Emigration Incidence

The essay explores the origin and development of the renewed emigration, taking Kuzhuping Village as a typical case, and the resulting transformation in mountainous rural areas. Based on knowledge of multiple disciplines ranging from anthropology, sociology, demology, statistics and history, the author adopts an approach combining overall grasp and individual case study and relies on field survey as the major means.The essay gives highlights to two key issues. First, how did the emigration wave come into shape and blossom after the reform and opening-up? The essay uncovers its development trail and the way of functioning by analyzing the three networks that are essential for emigrants, namely, the network of kindred emigrants, the network of funding for emigration and the network of chained emigration. Second, what are the extensive and profound impacts that emigration and networks related to emigration have on villages in mountainous areas? The social, economic and cultural transformations emerging in the villages should be one aspect of the impacts. Opportunities parallel problems. Development comes along with concerns. It is a pressing task how to help mountain and rural areas into harmonious development by fully utilizing emigration funds, social connections among emigrants and other favorable resources brought about by the renewed emigration.