Min Province in the Sea: Pursuing the History of Marine Development in Fujian

Author: Yang Guozhen
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: China's development of the ocean, reaching the world through the ocean, has made Fujian a notable region. Numerous works on the history of Fujian's maritime development have been published. However, gaps and mysteries remain. This book attempts to trace the humanistic information of Fujian's maritime development from preserved archives, local gazettes, folk documents, navigation charts, and religious rituals. It conducts into the changes in Fujian's maritime development models, marine economic regions, and maritime routes over the past five centuries, as well as the participation of inland areas in maritime development, navigation and immigration activities, and certain historical scenes or case studies of coastal folk societies. The book interprets the underlying meanings, demonstrates the significance and value of uncovering China's maritime social and humanistic historical resources, and provides new insights for expanding the development space of Chinese maritime socio-economic history and maritime social and humanistic studies.