Exploration of early rice farming in China

Wang, Weiming; Ding, Jinlong; Shu, Junwu; Chen, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2010.06.007

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“…During 210 BC e 960 AD, the core agricultural area of China was mainly in northern China. After 960AD, the farming area expanded rapidly south to the Yangtze River, which became as important as or even more important than the northern areas following a large number of northern populations migrating to the south during the Five Dynasties (907 AD e 960 AD) and South Song Dynasty (1127 AD e 1129 AD) (D. Normile, 1997;Zong et al, 2007;Zhou, 2007;Wang et al, 2010;Han, 2012, Fig. 1).…”

Section: Regional Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…8). The possible reasons for this trend could be attributed to the strengthened adaptation capacity of agriculture to temperature change because of the extension of farming areas (Normile, 1997;Zhou, 2007;Zong et al, 2007;Wang et al, 2010;Han, 2012), progress of farming technology, and introduction of high-yielding crop varieties.…”

Section: Factors Affecting the Relation Of Grain Yield Grades And Temmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Yin

Fang

2015

Quaternary International

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Section: Regional Settingmentioning

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Section: Factors Affecting the Relation Of Grain Yield Grades And Temmentioning

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Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Yin

Fang

2015

Quaternary International

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“…He raises some questions in the study of early rice exploitation and indicates the need for considering the implications of the wide range of domesticated related traits in rice, examining the complexity of early food production systems, and combining both archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data in the study of early rice agriculture. Crawford indicates the importance of food availability alongside rice in early food production/collection, which echoes the contribution of Wang et al (2010) who evaluated archaeological evidence of early rice farming in the lower Yangtze region and suggested a correlation between the start of agriculture and the richness of available gathering food in different places across East Asia. Crawford's article highlights the need for a broader The Holocene 22 (6) conceptualisation of human-plant-animal interactions beyond traditional perspectives related to agriculture.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 69%

Multidisciplinary studies in environmental archaeology with particular reference to China: An introduction to the Special Issue

Zong

Chen

2012

The Holocene

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An important focus in research over the past decade is the relationship between climatic/environmental change and human cultural evolution during the Holocene. This decade saw an increasing number of natural scientists involved in this research, which led to debates and collaborations between natural scientists and archaeologists/anthropologists. This decade also witnessed an increase in multidisciplinary research across these subjects, which has improved significantly the understanding of the human-environment relationship. As part of this research drive, this Special Issue highlights the importance of multidisciplinary studies, mainly from China, on early rice agriculture, impacts of environmental change in Neolithic communities, and new approaches for environmental reconstruction.

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“…Additionally, whilst practicing agriculture, the Neolithic Hemudo people lived in stilt houses to adapt to frequent flood of the areas around Ningbo (Shang, Yang, Li, & Chen, 2006;Wang, Ding, Shu, & Chen, 2010). By the early Qin Dynasty (212-206 BC), with several thousand people residing in the region, three county level administrations were established close to river valleys at the edges of the Ningbo floodplain (Baidu, Chengshan, and Tonggu, as depicted in Fig.…”

Section: Historical Developmentmentioning

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City profile: Ningbo

Tang

Chan

Griffiths

2015

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a b s t r a c tNingbo is located in the south-east of Yangtze River Delta by the East China Sea, 220 km south of Shanghai. The city has been an important port in East China for foreign trade since 7th century. Since 1980s, encouraged by China's economic ''open-door'' policy, one of the ways the city attracted foreign investment and thus grew its economy was by establishing multi-functional economic development zones near its deep-water port. As a result, Ningbo is now one of the top ten coastal ports in the world (as measured in Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, TEUs). Similarly, the city's GDP per capita is approximately three times the national average.The current and historic prosperity of Ningbo is in no small way related to its geographical position, just 20 km inland from the Hangzhou estuary and the gateway to the East China Sea. It is also the approximate centre of a 1000 km 2 coastal plain, at the confluence of the Fenghua and Yao Rivers, and from where the Yong River leads to the sea. However, also a result of this geographic location the city is now facing an increasing risk of coastal flooding caused by increase in urban area; climate change (increased rainfall intensity); and predicted sea-level rise. As a result both water management and current flood management practice (and related infrastructure) are under scrutiny. In addition to describing the evolution of the city, this paper focuses on the implication of current planning practices in Ningbo, which aim to ensure the sustainable development of the city both in terms of its natural resources and its expected rate of economic growth.

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Exploration of early rice farming in China

Cited by 53 publications

References 19 publications

Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Relationships between temperature change and grain harvest fluctuations in China from 210 BC to 1910 AD

Multidisciplinary studies in environmental archaeology with particular reference to China: An introduction to the Special Issue

City profile: Ningbo

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