Interseccions: fer treball de camp en un qiaoxiang

Abstract

This  article  reflects  on  fieldwork  in  China  in  places  where  diverse  trajectories,  paths,  and  multiple  identities  involved  in  the  migration  process  intersect.   Specifically,   the   article   presents  ethnographic  work  conducted  in  Qingtian  (Zhejiang,  People’s  Republic  of  China),  which  is  the  region  where  most  of  the  Chinese  people  in  Spain  come from, and where the meaning of migration and mobility as a way of life is condensed in paradigmatic form. Through a description of the ethnographic process and the methodological approaches  used,  this  paper  considers  the  role  of  mobility  in  the  creation  of  identities  and  alterities,  and  their  influence  on  ethnographic  relationships.  Finally,  a  discussion  of  the  personal,  academic  and  financial  circumstances  in  which  the  research  was  carried  out  serves as the basis for reflection on the role of the ethnographer in the study of migration and mobility in the contemporary world.