It gives me great pleasure to inform you that Plan International - China, together with our partner the College of Humanities and Development/Center for Integrated Agricultural Development of the China Agricultural University has co-produced this most interesting and ground breaking research on children who have been left behind in their rural villages when their parents migrate to cities in search of work.
There has been for many years the acknowledgement that rural migrant workers have been

Preface
PART Ⅰ LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN IN MID-WEST CHINA
Chapter 1 Impact Study of Rural Labor Migration on Left-behind Children in Mid-west China
1.1 Research background and research problem
1.2 The present state of research
1.3 Research design
1.4 Field survey details
1.5 Research findings
1.6 Conclusions
1.7 Recommendations
1.8 Innovation and limitation of the research
PART Ⅱ LEFT-BEHIND CHILDREN IN THE RESEARCH COMMUNITIES
Chapter 2 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Dasha Village, Liushu Township, Xixiang County, Shaanxi Province
2.1 Overview of Xixiang County
2.2 The profile of Dasha Village
2.3 The basic information about the Production Team Three in Dasha Village
2.4 The status of left-behind children in Dasha Village
2.5 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 3 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Xinglin Village, Chunlin Township, Pucheng County, Shaanxi Province
3.1 Overview of Pucheng County
3.2 The profile of Xinglin Village
3.3 The status of left-behind children in Xinglin Village
3.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 4 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Cuijiapan Village, Jialu Township, Jiaxian County, Shaanxi Province
4.1 Overview of Jiaxian County
4.2 The profile of Cuijiapan Village
4.3 The status of left-behind children in Cuijiapan Village
4.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 5 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Mourong Village, Jiangtai Township, Xiji County, Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region
5.1 Overview of Xiji County
5.2 The profile of Mourong Village
5.3 The status of left-behind children in Mourong Village
5.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 6 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Zhangcun Village, Guanzhuang Township, Chunhua County, Shaanxi Province
6.1 Overview of Chunhua County
6.2 The profile of Zhangcun Village
6.3 The status of left-behind children in Zhangcun Village
6.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 7 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Huanggelao Village, Guta Township, Yuyang District, Yulin Municipality, Shaanxi Province
7.1 Overview of Yuyang District
7.2 The profile of Huanggelao Village
7.3 The status of left-behind children in Huanggelao Village
7.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 8 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Bamudi Village, Zhenzhuquan Township, Yanqing County, Beijing Municipality
8.1 Overview of Yanqing County
8.2 The profile of Bamudi Village
8.3 The status of left-behind children in Bamudi Village
8.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 9 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Dongying Village, Luanping Township, Luanping County, Hebei Province
9.1 Overview of Luanping County
9.2 The profile of the Production Team One in Dongying Village
9.3 The status of left-behind children in Dongying Village
9.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 10 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Nanyuan Village, Yuwang Township, Tongxin County, Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region
10.1 Overview of Tongxin County
10.2 The profiles of Nanyuan Village and Heshangpo Natural Village
10.3 The status of left-behind children in Heshangpo Natural Village
10.4 Conclusions
Annex
Chapter 11 Survey on the Left-behind Children in Yuangang Village, Yixian County, Hebei Province
11.1 Overview of Yixian County
11.2 The profile of Yuangang Village
11.3 The profile of farmer households
11.4 The stares of left-behind children in Yuangang Village
11.5 Conclusions
Annex
Appendices
Appendix 1 County profile (Stat. Data)
Appendix 2 Village profile
Appendix 3 Household profile
Appendix 4 Questionnaire for left-behind children
Appendix 5 Questionnaire for non-left-behind children
Appendix 6 Checklist for guardian interview
Appendix 7 Checklist for tutor interview
Appendix 8 Checklist for left-behind children group discussion
Appendix 9 Checklist for left-behind children guardian group discussion
Bibliography
Measures
1 hectare = 15 mu
1 USD = 8.2 RMB Yuan (approximately in 2005)