Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Michel’s Substack: Fourth Generation Civilization

Where Will Technology and Rural Revitalization Lead Us? And what do Paris-tasting croissants in an isolated Chinese mountain village have to do with this ?

A third party account, and guest travelogue, about Michel Bauwens' visit to grassroots communities in Mainland China.

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Michel Bauwens
Dec 14, 2025
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From the end of November to early December, I visited 6 cities in China, but also three ‘rural revitalization’ communities, respectively:

  • The Damoyu Ecovillage in Kunming

  • The 706 co-living community network in Chongqing

  • The SeeDAO community founders in Wuhan

  • Helena Rong and Anna Greenspan at NYU in Shanghai, and with Francesca Valsecchi and her research Lab…

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