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Functional Reconstruction of Hollow Village from the Perspective of Urban-Rural Relations: Dynamics and Mechanism——A Case Study of the “Rebirth” of Ganyugou Village

Yan Xuyang1, Tang Lihua1,2, Yang Yijie3   

  1. 1. Tourism College, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100101;
    2. School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872;
    3. Rural Development Institute Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing 100732
  • Received:2018-09-25 Online:2020-04-28 Published:2020-05-07

Abstract:

"Hollowing out" is a thorny problem facing China's rural development at present. Under the background of implementing the strategy of Rural Rejuvenation, how to realize the rejuvenation of hollow villages is a major practical issue, which urgently needs to be studied theoretically. In view of the large system of urban-rural interdependence, on the basis of studying and drawing lessons from the relevant theories of rural multi-function and rural reconstruction, and aiming at the main crux of hollow villages, this paper deeply analyses the "rebirth" process and mechanism of Ganyugou village from a hollow village to "the most beautiful leisure village in China". The research shows that the external motive force of hollow village reconstruction is market force, and the internal motive force comes from the demand of the urban-rural interdependence system for the new functions of the countryside; its generating mechanism is the functional reconstruction, structural change and element flow between urban-rural areas under the influence of internal and external system motive force, which ultimately optimizes the overall function of the regional system. The reconstruction model of hollow village "system-function-structure-elements" proposed in this paper provides an analytical framework for the revitalization and development of hollow village in specific regional system, and expands the perspective of Rural Revitalization research in the new era.

Key words: urban-rural relations, hollow village, reconstruction, dynamics, mechanism