ABSTRACT
The beginning of the rural reform was the time when sociology was reestablished in China. The problem of food and clothing was basically solved and rural families gradually became households with combined occupations, specialized households, or households engaged in non-agricultural activities. In the early days of the People’s Republic of China, the enthusiasm of farmers for production was high because of land reform. With the development of local rural economy, many farmers, especially the second type of farmers mentioned, have shifted to non-agricultural activities. Due to the large gap between urban and rural areas and between workers and farmers, the income and life of the migrant workers, though poorly paid in cities, are better than that offered by working in the fields in the countryside. Rural cadres are the ties and bridges between the party and the government and the broad masses of farmers.
