Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
4. A NOTE ON CHINESE ROMANIZATION IX
5. 1. Village Landscapes 1
6. 2. China's Rural Settlement Patterns 13
7. 3. Village Fengshui Principles 35
8. 4. Changing Village Landscapes 47
9. Tradition
10. Tradition: Introductory Perspectives 73
11. 5. Sheung Wo Hang Village, Hong Kong: A Village Shaped by Fengshui 79
12. 6. Xiqi Village, Guangdong: Compact with Ecological Planning 95
13. 7. Chawan Village, Guangdong: Fishing and Farming along the South China Sea 107
14. 8. Hongcun Village, Anhui: A Place of Rivers and Lakes 119
15. 9. Dangjia Village, Shaanxi: A Brilliant Pearl 129
16. 10. Zhouzhuang, Jiangsu: A Historic Market Town 139
17. 11. Yachuan Village, Gansu, and Shimadao Village, Shaanxi: Subterranean Villages 151
18. 12. Hekeng Village, Fujian: Unique Habitats 163
19. 13. Cangpo Village, Zhejiang: A Relict with a Future? 173
20. Transition
21. Transition: Introductory Perspectives 187
22. 14. Dazhai Village, Shanxi: A Model Landscape 193
23. 15. Suburban Weigang, Jiangsu: A Transformed Village 211
24. 16. Lincun Village, Fujian: Harmony between Humans, Environment, and the Supernatural 221
25. 17. Fengjiacun Village, Shandong: A Corporate Community 233
26. 18. Dacaiyuan Village, Henan: Migration and Village Renewal 245
27. 19. MaGaoqiao Village, Sichuan: Habitat in the Red Basin 259
28. 20. Longlin Village, Hainan: Cash Crops and New Houses 269
29. 21. Hsin Hsing Village, Taiwan: From Farm to Factory 279
30. References 295
31. CONTRIBUTORS 307
32. INDEX 311