CHAPTER ONE
THE ARRIVAL OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION TEAMS / 1
1.1 Government officials dispatched to poor villages / 2
1.2 Building of the consensus on development / 13
1.3 The social adhesive in the Miao Village / 20
CHAPTER TWO
INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION AND ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING / 27
2.1 The secrets to increase capacity for independent development / 29
2.2 Industrial transformation / 41
2.3 Economic restructuring / 58
CHAPTER THREE
A UNIQUE PATH OF VILLAGE GOVERNANCE / 71
3.1 The authority of the Miao Village / 72
3.2 Multi-faceted governance / 84
3.3 Public power and village governance / 108
CHAPTER FOUR
CONTINUATION AND CHANGE OF MIAO VILLAGE CULTURE / 121
4.1 Living customs / 123
4.2 Cultural landscape / 136
4.3 Values / 147
CHAPTER FIVE
SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THE MIAO VILLAGE / 161
5.1 Population structure / 162
5.2 Interpersonal relationships / 175
5.3 Marriage and family / 187
CHAPTER SIX
THE INTOXICATING VILLAGE / 205
6.1 Village landscape / 207
6.2 Public facilities / 217
6.3 Living environment / 232