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November 2022: Provincial Coverage

省 Provinces 数量 Count
山西省 Shanxi 375
山东省 Shandong 321
河南省 Henan 210
浙江省 Zhejiang 184
河北省 Hebei 181
江苏省 Jiangsu 180
北京市 Beijing 179
广东省 Guangdong 154
陕西省 Shaanxi 119
上海市 Shanghai 92
云南省 Yunnan 79
福建省 Fujian 67
湖南省 Hunan 66
湖北省 Hubei 53
四川省 Sichuan 51
辽宁省 Liaoning 41
安徽省 Anhui 38
广西壮族自治区 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 36
贵州省 Guizhou 34
甘肃省 Gansu 27
天津市 Tianjin 21
江西省 Jiangxi 20
内蒙古自治区 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 20
黑龙江省 Heilongjiang 13
海南省 Hainan 11
青海省 Qinghai 9
吉林省 Jilin 7
宁夏回族自治区 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 6
重庆市 Chongqing 5
香港特别行政区 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1
新疆维吾尔自治区 Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 1
Total:  2,601

Conference on Rural Society and Politics in China

Hosts: Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh; University of Pittsburgh Library System; Department of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh

Time: April 22-23, 2022

Abstract: Amidst rapid urbanization and massive emigration from rural areas in recent decades, the countryside has suffered from increasing neglect. Yet growing urban-rural polarization around the world today tells us that the countryside remains as relevant as ever. American politics and European politics are now utterly divided between urban and rural areas. Similarly, urban-rural inequality bears profound consequences for Chinese society and politics. A substantial amount of the world’s population will remain in the countryside for decades to come, and their lives, livelihoods, and political participation will continue to affect the fates of societies as a whole.

This conference brings together scholars from various disciplines to engage in an in-depth discussion about society and politics of the Chinese countryside. A central theme of this conference is to highlight the Contemporary Chinese Village Gazetteer Dataset assembled by the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS). Participants are encouraged to present preliminary findings using this dataset, although other kinds of intellectual contributions are also welcome.

August 2020: Provincial Coverage Progress

On August 4, 2020, we will present the CCVG project in the Practitioners’ session of ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2020). Due to COVID-19, JCDL 2020 will be a virtual conference using Zoom. In the presentation, we are going to discuss the project specifics, scholar participation, and database construction. We welcome everyone who is interested in the project, Chinese rural studies, or digital humanities to register for the conference and to share your distinguished insight with us.

Please refer to the JCDL 2020 website for registration information and program schedule.

October 2019: MARAAS Conference

Presenting the Provincial Coverage Progress with the Coverage Map of the CCVG Data project.

On October 11–12, 2019, Haihui Zhang, Head of the East Asian Library (EAL) at the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS), and Yi Shi, EAL student assistant, participated in the 48th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference (MARAAS) at Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Haihui and Yi presented the ULS CCVG Data project. The presentation attracted audiences’ attention and received positive feedback as well as suggestions.