Since the reform and opening-up,great changes have taken place in China’s rural areas under the influence of industrialization and urbanization.Many farmers who used to only rely on agricultural farming began to change their livelihood strategies and enter new industries gradually.Many villages have changed their work mode.This paper takes He village in central part of Henan province as a case to study how rural people find new ways of livelihood besides agriculture after the implementation of the household contract responsibility system policy and how the livelihood choices of individual villagers are accepted by most villagers.A new type of village working mode is formed on this basis.We can analyze the changes in the knowledge system and lifestyle of the villagers in He Village,and understand their basic life practices and life experiences,through the study of the change of working mode.This paper is divided into seven parts.The introduction mainly describes the origin,significance,relevant research and methods of the research.The first chapter mainly introduces the village overview and the traditional agricultural work of He village,and shows the physical experience of the villagers in agricultural work.The second chapter shows the formation process of a new type of working mode in He village after the implementation of the household contract responsibility system.This process mainly includes the emergence and development of the scrap metal recycling industry,and the adjustment under the influence of national policies.The third chapter introduces the production activities of villagers when they are engaged in the scrap metal recycling and processing industry,including the technology of scrap metal processing,the role of the villagers in the work of the factory,and the change of family practice structure under the influence of new working mode.The fourth chapter analyzes the changes in the daily life of the villagers in He Village after the rise of the scrap metal recycling and processing industry.It mainly elaborates on three aspects:material living level,cultural knowledge and interpersonal relationship network.The fifth chapter analyzes the competition and cooperation between the villagers after the rise of the scrap metal recycling and processing industry in He Village and the impact of the livelihood option of "departing farming without leaving hometown".The last part is the conclusion.The change of the work model of He Village shows a development model of rural urbanization.The changes in the working mode reflect the changes in the village society since the reform and opening-up.And the working mode has an impact on the villagers’work,life and the village community. |