Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China's Countryside
by Xiaowei Wang
Description
This vibrant work of reportage explores how technology is reshaping life in China’s countryside, from blockchain-tracked chickens and livestream commerce to changing food systems and rural economies. Through encounters with farmers, entrepreneurs, programmers, and local communities, it reveals the ingenuity and contradictions emerging at the intersection of tradition, modernization, and globalization. Blending cultural criticism with immersive storytelling, the book examines questions of labor, identity, inequality, and what progress means beyond China’s major cities.
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paperback
FSG Originals
Published Oct 13, 2020
256 pages
ISBN: 9780374538668
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First Published
2020
Language
eng
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