... and family. They became significant building blocks of the imperial order in South China. ancestor blood Central Plains Chaolian xiangzhi community Dan Guangdong Han history writing of Jiangmen literati Liu Zhiwei market control of Pearl River delta settlement disputes Tianhou Xi River...

...–1949 Chinese economy 1949–1980 Chinese politics 1949–1980 post office remittance South China This chapter considers the role played by the Chinese state and state-associated organizations in setting, or trying to set, policies and guidelines for the qiaopi trade, as one part...

... paper currencies pesos precious metal currencies silver coins silver dollars silver tael yinliang Spanish silver dollars yinliang silver tael Zhangzhou Buddha face silver ghost face money gold remittances in jewelry Mexico philanthropy diasporic charity qiaoxiang South China...

... in Hong Kong and south China, both women are also participating in the spectacular economic transformation that has come to be called the South China miracle. Yet, as this book demonstrates in its unique and fascinating study of women workers on either side of the Chinese–Hong Kong border, the working...

...The She is an ethnic group living in some mountainous areas of South China. The She occupy an important place in histories of the Hakka. The recent work of S. T. Leong on the Hakka still considers as fundamental the conflict between “the aboriginal She” and “the Han Chinese, long-standing residents...

... charitable giving to political causes Deng Xiaoping Emigrant Communities in South China 1937 Fujian province Guangdong province Hainan Hakka Huanan yanjiu Jiangmen Meizhou museums qiaopi related qiaohui remittance qiaopi additional items sent Qiaopi Archive Chaoshan remittance qiaohui calendar...

... Chuen Kwok Lok Shantou Wing On Bank Wing On company Xiamen South China North America Southeast Asia Australia Hakka qiaoxiang This chapter explores differences in the qiaopi trade from place to place, and their causes and consequences. The trade arose separately on multiple...