Small Works: Poverty and Economic Development in Southwestern China

Chinese Terms

xiv Chinese Terms Diannan Bang southern Yunnan clique hexie shehui Harmonious Society kexue fazhan guan Scientific Development Concept laoxiang people from one’s hometown li unit of measure; 1 li = 0.5 kilometer mu unit of measure is equivalent to 0.16 acre. nongjiale tourism involving traveling and staying in the countryside, often in a peasant’s home nongye guanguang lvyou agricultural sightseeing and tourism xianxiang gonglu village-to-market roads (literally county-totownship roads) Yigong-Daizhen food-for-work (public works) program yuan Chinese currency, also known as Renminbi (RMB) zhen town Small Works ...