China rural revitalization driven by digital intelligence and land reforms

Research and theoretical analysis highlight the evolving landscape of China’s rural revitalization efforts within the context of globalization and digital intelligence. Scholars emphasize that rural construction is a strategic core of Chinese modernization, requiring a balance between technological advancement and the preservation of cultural identity.

Studies on institutional reforms indicate that the joint reform of the hukou (household registration) and homestead systems is fundamentally altering rural land use. These reforms are shifting property rights from being hukou-based to market-oriented, which changes the utility and constraints for rural households and influences the spatio-temporal patterns of how homesteads are utilized by migrating populations.