Cao Shuji, male and a native of Jiangxi Province, was born in 1956. In 1989, he graduated from the Institute of Chinese Historical Geography, Fudan University, with his Doctor’s degree in History. Since 2004, he has been a professor and Ph.D candidate supervisor, and the director of Department of History, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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2, The Migrant history of China, vol.6，"Period of Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China ". Fuzhou: fujian people press, 1997.

3, The Population History of China, vol.4, "Period of Ming Dynasty". Shanghai: fudan university press, 2ooo.

4, The Population History of China, vol.5, "Period of Qing Dynasty". Shanghai: fudan university press, 2oo1.

5, The Great Famine: The population of China from 1959-1961. Hongkong: Time international publishing Co.Ltd, 2005.