The Cambridge History of China

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“…The distinct decrease in total tree cover or "woodland" from ca. 2 ka BP in the coastal area of the temperate-deciduous woodland zone (III: site group 13) probably relates to the first peak in population numbers at the beginning of the Han dynasty, 2.2-1.98 ka BP (Twitchett and Loewe 1995).…”

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What do pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of plant cover tell us about past anthropogenic deforestation in Eastern China?

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What do pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of plant cover tell us about past anthropogenic deforestation in Eastern China?

2018

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“…The person of Pan Maoming is not part of the traditional canon of key intellectuals, through which Western historiography of philosophy and culture presents and interprets the philosophy, science, and culture of Ancient China to English-speaking readers. The name of Pan Maoming is not mentioned as in solid, time-tested multi-volume editions, for example, The Cambridge History of China (Twitchett & Loewe 1986;Dien & Knapp 2019), as well as in small articles or essays from Chinese studios written in English (Li Rui, 2019). On the one hand, this state seems quite justified, because, no doubts, the figure and theoretical legacy of Pan Maoming is minor compared to such well-known philosophers, scholars, religious, political and cultural actors as Lao-tzu, Confucius, Mo-Tzu, Sun-Tzu, Ming-Tzu, and many others.…”

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The paper considers the philosophical, historical, practical, and futurological aspects of the whole complex of relationships between human and humanity with the Moon from being an object of cognition, exploration, usage, and development to total colonization in the paradigm of the global future and expansion into outer space. A "comprehensive" definition of the concept of "Moon exploration" is given. The article provides periodization and a brief description of the history and prospects of the exploration of the Moon in the context of evolution of goals, concepts, projects, and technologies. The concept of total exploration and colonization of the Moon is developed, which includes: a general model of the exploration process; a general super global project covering many individual projects; environmentally friendly technologies and projects (their general classification and examples). The main conclusions are formulated.

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“…Starting in the third century BCE, the Qin and Han empires, which had thus far dominated in lower-latitude areas, began to move northward (Twitchett & Loewe, 1986). Under the leadership of Meng Tian (蒙恬) in the Qin dynasty and Emperor Wu (漢武帝) in the Western Han dynasty, and after nearly a century of hard work, the Qin and Han empires finally achieved actual control of the Ordos Plateau and retained control for over 300 years (Twitchett & Loewe, 1986).…”

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“…Scholars attach great importance to this victory, focusing not only on the roles of relevant policy-makers (Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, Emperor Wu), executors (Meng Tian, Wei Qing 衛青, Huo Qubing 霍去病, etc. ) and other famous historical figures (Twitchett & Loewe, 1986; Z. Wang, 2017) but also on other success-related factors (Z.…”

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Human subsistence strategy in the Ordos Plateau, Inner Mongolia, China, during the Qin and Han dynasties: Using stable isotope analysis

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This article aims to reveal the subsistence economy of the Qin and Han empires and why they continued to advance northward to defeat the Huns (Xiongnu 匈奴) and other grassland peoples in the Ordos Plateau. We present the δ 13 C and δ 15 N results for the dietary reconstruction of animals and humans from the Fuluta cemetery in the Ordos Plateau, a nomadic farming junction area, from the late Qin dynasty to the Western Han dynasty (202 BCE to 8 AD). Results show that the δ 13 C and δ 15 N values for humans (À8.5 ± 0.4‰, 9.2 ± 0.5‰, n = 29), pigs (À8.6 ± 1.4‰, 7.7 ± 1.1‰, n = 3) and dogs (À9.1 ± 0.3‰, 7.7 ± 0.4‰, n = 3) were generally higher than those for cattle (À15.7 ± 1.4‰, 6.5 ± 1.0‰, n = 8) and sheep (À17.8 ± 0.9‰, 6.2 ± 1.6‰, n = 11), indicating humans, pigs and dogs may have relied primarily on C 4 -based food (millet), whereas cattle and sheep mainly relied on C 3 -based food (wild plants). Related research shows that the diet of the population of the Fuluta cemetery was relatively homogenous and mainly based on millet agriculture and domestic animals, such as pigs, indicating that millet-based agriculture was narrowly focused on for subsistence in the frontier region of northern China. The results of stable isotope work of the past populations in the surrounding areas of the Ordos Plateau from the period of the late Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BCE) to the Han dynasties (202 BCE to 220 AD) show trends of northward advancement and stability of the agricultural economy were constantly strengthening. Therefore, agriculturalization in the Ordos Plateau may have been the motivating force for Qin and Han imperial expansion into the frontier region.

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The Cambridge History of China

Cited by 105 publications

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What do pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of plant cover tell us about past anthropogenic deforestation in Eastern China?

What do pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of plant cover tell us about past anthropogenic deforestation in Eastern China?

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