1. Introduction 2. The Regional Development: Whispers of Poetry Dance, Where Beauty Convenes 3. The Rural Society: Men Toil with Shared Purpose in Spring's Breeze 4. The Agricultural Economy: The Rice Seedlings Yet to Plant, Wheat Ripens in the Sun 5. The Rural Diet and Livelihood: Feasting on Fish, Chu's Custom, A Taste I Gloat 6. Commerce and Trade: Village Shops Display Beans on Trays that Glow 7. The Rural Life: A Sight Embraced by Villagers with Awe and Delight 8. Concluding Remarks
Biography
Bao Weimin, Professor and Director at Center for Historical Research, Hangzhou City University and President of the Chinese Society for the Study of Song Dynasty History (2014-2022). His research interests are Song Dynasty history, ancient Chinese economic history, and the modern regional history of south-eastern China. He has published a substantial number of influential articles and seminal works in the field of historical research. He is Chief Editor of Selected Documents from the Longquan Judicial Archives (2012–2019), a landmark historical source collection published in five series comprising 96 volumes. In 2012, he was appointed as a Yangtze Scholar by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.
