Micro-Nanjing: a Generation of Hydraulic Engineer Wang Huzhen and the Construction of "New Villages" in Nanjing

This book is a popular academic book about the history and culture of Nanjing. It starts with one of the famous historical figures - water conservancy expert Wang Huzhen, and explores his other identity besides water conservancy expert - real estate elite. Based on a large amount of historical materials, this book combs through the Leju Real Estate Company established by Wang Huzhen during the "Golden Decade" of construction in Nanjing and the properties it developed. It also focuses on the investigation and visits of several of the "new villages". It restores the old appearance of these "new villages" in terms of the buildings themselves, the people involved and historical events, etc., Which to a certain extent reflects the prosperous side of Nanjing during the Republic of China.