ABSTRACT

AnthropologistshavelavishedmuchattentionontheChineseurbanization process.In1992,Ihadoccasiontoparticipateinamultisiteprojectfocusing onurbanizationthatwasorganizedbyDr.GregoryGuldinofPacificLutheranUniversityintheUnitedStates.Itookpartinaninvestigationof migrantpopulationinCaitangvillageintheXiamenSpecialEconomic Zone.1Thisreportdescribeshowmigrantpopulationsareadaptingtolife andworkinanewenvironmentandotherrelatedissues.