Abstract:
Taking Huangling County in Weibei Upland as a case study area, based on the data of questionnaires and in-depth interviews, the similarities and differences between land-lost and normal farmers′ sense of place in land dependence and local attachment under the background of land circulation were compared, and the influencing factors of their sense of locality were analyzed from the perspectives of demographic characteristics and external environment. The results show that farmers understand the place relying on land, and the land dependence and local attachment of normal farmers are stronger than those of land-lost farmers, but the factor scores of each dimension are different. The core of the perception network of land-lost and normal farmers lies in the dimension of land dependence, land-lost farmers perceive negatively, while normal farmers perceive positively. There are significant differences between land-lost and normal farmers in influencing factors of sense of place. Increase in income will help promote sense of place in land dependence, and improvement in education and external environment will help promote local attachment.