The Country of Streams and Grottoes Expansion, Settlement, and the Civilizing of the Sichuan Frontier in Song Times  -  Richard Von Glahn

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Until the Song dynasty, the mountains and rocky gorges of Sichuan were inhabited primarily by forest peoples. Increased settlement by Han Chinese farmers from the rice-growing plains altered the landscape, changed the balance of power among tribes, and adapted Han custom to new conditions. This book describes how the remote Luzhou area of Sichuan became fully integrated into Chinese civilization. First colonized under private auspices, the region was early dominated by tribal chiefs and local Han magnates...
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Uitgever: Harvard Univ Asia Center 305 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0674175433 ISBN-13: 9780674175433