“Little Quilted Vests to Warm Parents’ Hearts”: Redefining the GenderedPractice of Filial Piety in Rural North-eastern China*

Editor’s note: This article is the winner of the essay competition in memory of Professor Elisabeth Croll. The competition aimed to reward the best article by a junior scholar reflecting Professor Croll’s own scholarly interests of gender, equity and rural development. The judges were drawn from the China Quarterly executive committee. Ms Lihong Shi is a doctoral candidate at Tulane University, New Orleans.