The changing face of China : from Mao to mini-skirts and Mercedes
Special China issue
China ; Development ; Modernization ; Social change
A China watcher looks at some of the socioeconomic changes in the post-Mao era : growth of inequality, increase in violence, thievery, prostitution, and sexually transmitted diseases. - (DWG)
Follow the flowers : the itinerant bee-keepers of China
Special China issue
Agricultural product ; Apiculture ; China ; Export ; Social organization
Although bee keeping and honey production are not long traditions in China, many people from four provinces now move with their hives to find honey sources in flowering plants and to pollinate crops. Two thirds of the honey in China is exported
China ; Glacial ablation ; Glaciation ; Glacier ; Moraine ; Quaternary ; Snow line
The distribution and statistical results of glacierized area of various mountain ranges in West China are shown in a sketch map and in a table. A snowline contour map during the last glaciation in China and its adjacent areas has been compiled
. In conclusion, the A. answers at the controversy : whether or not Quaternary glaciers really developed in East China.
Birth control ; China ; Population ; Population density ; Population distribution ; Population growth
Recent demographic trends, focusing on the government-sponsored birth control campaigns. The A. asserts that only socioeconomic development can effectively curb population growth and improve quality of life in China. - (DWG)
China ; Custom ; International tourism ; Regional disparities ; Tourism ; Tourist site ; Touristic behaviour
Recent tourist trends in China with analysis of the sources (Japan and the USA are the two major markets) and centers (Guangshou, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai received more than 500 000 tourists in 1989), a notable decrease from 1988 before
Catastrophe ; China ; Flood ; Forecast;Prediction ; Numerical model ; Remote sensing ; Statistics
This paper describes the conceptual framework and design characteristics of creating a Flood Disaster Information System (FDIS), and its application experiences in China. During the 1991 flood disaster in China, the system and related techniques
were used on Huaihe River of central China and Taihu Lake region of east China for tracing the flood process and evaluating the loss of flood damage timely.
China ; Development strategy ; Economic structure ; Factor of production ; International trade ; Model ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Spatial economy
This paper puts into focus the regional implications of China's recent open-door policy. The empirical analysis employs a cross-sectional approach with 1986 data. The results suggest that foreign trade is more readily translated into economic
A study on climatic resources and allocation of economic forest/fruit in the eastern part of the subtropical region of China
Agricultural climatology;Agroclimatology ; China ; Ecology ; Model ; Mountain ; Natural resources ; Subtropical zone
The vertical and horizontal distributions of light, heat and water resources in the eastern part of the subtropical region of China are studied. The vertical stratification model of agroclimatic resources was developed by taking the comprehensive
An analysis of the role of cooperations between urban and rural industries in the development of rural industry in China
China ; Economic cooperation ; Enterprise;Firm ; Industrial structure ; Industrialization ; Inter-industrial linkages ; Rural industry ; Rural-urban relations
By reviewing the experience of rural industry in China with the help of empirical studies, it appears that the linkage between rural industry and urban socio-economy has been working as important factors influencing the occurrence and development