Fang Cao currently teaches Chinese at La Trobe University, Australia. She completed her PhD studies in 2017 from La Trobe University and her research focuses on eldercare and local communities in China.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Setting the scene—Dougou village.- 3. Cultural constructions of filialness.- 4. Parental duties: the burden of sons.- 5. Migrant work and economic change: effects on elderly care and intergenerational practices.- 6. The marginalisation of the rural elders.- 7. Caring for ageing parents in the migration era.- 8. Explaining family changes in rural China.- 9. Summary and implications.

“The book is well-structured, which makes it easy for readers to grasp its content. … This book will be of great interest to students and researchers working on intergenerational relationships and elderly care in rural China in the fields of sociology, anthropology, and social gerontology. In addition, it will be an engaging read for a lay audience interested in the lives and cultures of rural China.” (Mengxing Ma, Anthropology & Aging, Vol. 42 (1), 2021)