A Married‑Out Woman Who Lost Her Land Decides to Stake a Claim on the Urban Fringe (opens in new tab)

On the edge of the city, a tug‑of‑war between bulldozers and hoes is always playing out. The protagonist, Li Jinlin, a woman in her seventies, is engaged in a long, stubborn search on the urban fringe. She used to be a farmer, but after marrying out of her village she lost her land. Then her household registration was changed to non‑agricultural, cutting her off from the land completely. Around her have gathered a group of other elderly people also "looking for land": an electrician who knows...