The 'village in the city' (ViC) is actually a peculiar and particular Chinese phenomenon. This book examines what happens to the villages in the Chinese maelstr

Between 1988 and 2013, the Chinese city of Zouping transformed from an impoverished town of 30,000 people to a bustling city of over 300,000, complete with fact

This book argues for the value of urban villages as places. To reveal their qualities, a series of drawings and photographs uncovers the immerse concentration o