Zhao, Kui. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text si 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access XIX, 471 p. 551 illus., 512 illus. in color. online resource. Ancient Salt Roads of China is the most comprehensive book to date on the transportation routes of the ancient Chinese salt industry and offers complete coverage of extant research on the spread of the salt industry culture. It reconstructs the distribution of the salt industry and salt economy in nine salt districts and four regions (north, east, west and south) in ancient China, and analyzes the distribution of their respective salt transportation routes, covering the geographical scope of China’s 18 provinces and four municipalities directly under the Central Government. Working from this basis, it then comprehensively applies research methods from various disciplines such as architecture, history, and sociology to explore how regional culture penetrates through salt as a medium, the relationship between the outside and the inside of salt communication, and the scope of salt transportation in connection with cultural boundaries. The book offers a wealth of novel perspectives, innovative methods, and sound conclusions. Overview of Ancient Salt Roads of China -- Ancient Salt Roads in Eastern China -- Ancient Salt Roads in Western China -- Ancient Salt Roads in Northern China -- Ancient Salt Roads in Southern China. by Kui Zhao. Cultural property Archaeology China History Ethnology Culture Human geography Archaeology and Heritage Cultural Heritage History of China Regional Cultural Studies Human Geography CC135-137 9789819776955 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7695-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-7695-5 241030 20251030113252.0 978-981-97-7695-5