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The Chinese new middle class and their production of an ‘authentic’ rural landscape in China’s gentrified villages

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ID8945485
AuthorsPeipei Chen (0000-0002-4430-1791, Nanjing University), Min Zhang (0000-0003-4273-6836, Nanjing University, corresponding author), Ying Wang (0000-0003-3126-1134, University College London)
Year2023
Volume144
Pages103793-103793
Publication date2023-06-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103793
OpenAlexW4380881248
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited47

Accommodation · Archaeology · China · Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Economic growth · Empirical research · Gentrification · Geography · Middle class · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Psychology · Rural development and sustainability

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year10
Citation span2025 - 2026 (2)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9

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