In the Spring Festival of 2025, hundreds of millions of Chinese people will embark on the journey back to small villages, their “hometowns,” from different cities. For decades, this unique phenomenon of population movement, known as the "Spring Festival travel rush," has not only witnessed the rapid urbanization and industrialization of the “Chinese miracle” but also reflected the increasingly marginalized trajectory of rural areas. Behind this dual-faceted process is the history of countless Chinese families disengaging from small-scale farming. As China's unique modernization continues to advance, it is necessary to ask: What role will the small-scale farmers, who once nurtured Chinese civilization, play in the modern China of industrialization and urbanization?