Chongming islanders in Great Shanghai: an investigation of cultural ecology |
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| Authors: | Shanjie Zhu Translated by Qiaolian Zhu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Cultural Studies, College of Liberal Arts, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People Republic of China;2. School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai University, Shanghai, People Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | The present study investigates the living conditions of taxi drivers in Sanshan Village of Chongming Island, in contrast with those of the long-lived population, a distinct demographic group on Chongming Island as well as in China, whose natural and healthy lifestyles represent a culture of sustainability of people and society. It examines the contributing factors and implications of this culture; such understanding is strongly relevant in the attempt to ease people’s anxiety about the environmental crisis facing China now. At the same time, a study of Chongming Island, a representative case of China’s urbanization, makes it possible for us to weigh in this development path, with a hope to explore and construct a sound relationship between China’s urban and rural areas. In addition, we can gain an insight of the way of life of present-day society through a closer look at “Chongming Islanders in Great Shanghai.”1 The issue of Chongming Island is therefore of great importance to contemporary Chinese culture. |
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| Keywords: | Chongming Islanders culture urban rural |
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