Immigration and Chinese Culture

Author: Fan Yuchun
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Migration is the main way of population change and a fundamental form of social change. China's migration began at the same time as its history. Throughout Chinese history, migration has been on a vast scale and widespread, exerting profound and extensive influences on the development of Chinese history. From the formation and consolidation of a unified Chinese nation to the establishment of a diverse yet integrated ethnic pattern in China, and from the economic development and shifting of the economic center, all have been deeply marked by migrants. This book studies the development of Chinese culture and the spatial distribution of its cultural elements from the perspective of migration and cultural diffusion. It will take you through the long history of how the people of all ethnic groups in China have created a splendid and brilliant culture. From the perspective of academic classification, it falls under the fields of historical human geography, historical demography, and historical cultural geography. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, "Migration in Chinese History," provides a preliminary introduction to the situation of Chinese migration during historical periods. The second part, "Migration, the Temporal Evolution and Regional Development of Chinese Culture," closely ties in with cultural history content, discussing the impact of migration on China's population geographical distribution and cultural development.