This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used vari...This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used various orthodox cultural symbols to maintain their own economic power and political influence. Thus, this arrangement of geographical space was in reality a local power structure in a context of national identity.展开更多
文摘This article argues that the "sand flat-private field" pattern was the outcome of interaction between local society and national power in the course of exploitation of the Pearl River Delta. People used various orthodox cultural symbols to maintain their own economic power and political influence. Thus, this arrangement of geographical space was in reality a local power structure in a context of national identity.
