Unity and Diversity ISBN: 9789882203006 Platform/Publisher: Project MUSE / Hong Kong University Press, HKU Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Chapters; Download: Chapters Subjects: National characteristics Chinese.;
This book examines the evolution of the local identity in China from historical times to the present day. It traces the expression of local identity in religion and myth, in the construction of the provincial character, in the growth of cities, in literature, in economic development and in the expansion of the Chinese state.