Dual Personas: Life, Desire, and Social Mentality in Transforming Villages/双面人：转型乡村中

A "Historical Record" of Contemporary Chinese Villages, Depicting Lives and Human Hearts Amidst Six Decades of Rural Transformation Through Biographical Narratives¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿60¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿The so-called "dual-persona" refers to the farmers caught in the paradox of the "transformation from tradition to modernity." Taking "Cheng Village" in Wuxian County, western Guangdong, as the subject of investigation, the author portrays the life histories of three generations, presenting the developmental journey of an ordinary village from 1949 through the reform and opening-up period and into the 21st century. The work depicts the transformation of local grassroots governance, the formation of a semi-industrial, semi-agricultural structure, as well as dimensions such as¿¿¿¿ and spiritual beliefs, thereby delving into the inner fabric of Chinese culture.This is a "historical record" of contemporary Chinese villages. Everyone concerned with rural and individual destinies can trace the trajectory of epochal shifts and hear the voices of individuals within it. It is also an anthropological monograph accessible to general readers.¿¿"¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿1949¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿21¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿