Thirty Years of Turbulence - Chinese Enterprises

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When Shi Laihe and Lu Guanqiu emerged as a new force in the fields, it also indicated that the new mainstream of Chinese enterprise growth had shown its charm. In February, China's most famous sociologist, 76 year old Fei Xiaotong, quietly arrived in the remote city of Wenzhou. 50 years ago, this weak graduate from Yanjing University returned to his hometown Wujiang to recuperate. He conducted more than 20 field investigations and wrote "Jiangcun Economy", which later became the pinnacle of sociological research in China.

He is interested in Wenzhou because he saw a report. On May 12th of the previous year, the front page of Shanghai's Liberation Daily published a report titled "Rural Industry in Southern Jiangsu, Household Industry in Southern Zhejiang, 330000 People Engaged in Household Industry in Wenzhou". The accompanying commentary first proposed a new term: "Wenzhou Model". From then on, the Sunan model of collective economy and the Wenzhou model of private economy became the two major growth models for Chinese private companies. Fei Xiaotong, who has always been familiar with his hometown - the rural areas of southern Jiangsu, has developed a strong interest in the legendary "Wenzhou model".