Fukien Christian University and Hwa Nan (South China) Women’s College as Examples of the Theory-Based Exploration and Field Work Practice of Christian Universities in Rural Villages During the Nationalist Era

During the Nationalist eraNationalist era, Fukien Christian UniversityFukien Christian University and Hwa Nan (South China) Women’s CollegeHwa Nan (South China) Women’s College were deeply concerned about the problems of rural villages in Fujian ProvinceFujian Province. They made efforts to explore and resolve the rural problems with the application of both their theoretical knowledge and practical experiences. Through a systematic study of the Christian universitiesChristian universities and their connections with the rural villages in ChinaChina, this paper elaborates on the historical meaning of the contribution made by Christian universities to China’s social development and draws out from there the ways in which students were nurtured and how such practical experiences helped towards the development of rural villages in China. It also provides important lessons learnt by these two Christian universities as they took responsibility for social development in the province, and how they had learnt to contribute to the uplift of the rural villages in terms of social, economic, health services, also education, and culture in Fujian Province.