The two-tiered system of unified management combined with independent farming, based on household contract responsibility system, is the basic management system in China's rural areas.

China's economy is experiencing a critical historical period.

A homestead is a farmer's shelter for settlement.

More than two millennia ago the diligent and courageous people of Eurasia explored and opened up several routes of trade and cultural exchanges that linked the major civilizations of Asia, Europe and Africa.