How did Stieve conduct his research on China?

Demographic data was obtained from Chinese census data and boundaries from ESRI data, both available at the Library. All layers were imported into ArcMap and demographic data was joined to boundary files. Locations of the places mentioned in the story were plotted using their coordinates.

For more information regarding Stieve's research methodology, review the Library Resource Guide for Spatial Data and GIS and the Library FAQs.

Agricultural Census Data

This map shows the population density of those working in the agricultural industry

Production Industry Census Data

Here is the population dispersment of those working in the production industry

Nativity

This map shows the percentage of the population not born to the district they are living in. This indicates the population of migrant workers in any given area

This is an interactive map that chronicles the major locations in Factory Girls.

• Yellow markers indicate areas that are pertinent to the Zhang family.
• Blue indicates LuQingmin.
• Green indicates WuChunming.
• Red locations are those that two or more individuals are tied to.

View Factory Girls in a larger map