Collected Memorial Reports of the Qing Dynasty (Agriculture·Environment)

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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Archives are authentic history. The socio-economic structure of the Qing Dynasty, like previous feudal dynasties, was based on agriculture and centered around it. Although capitalist elements had begun to emerge during that time, overall social productivity had not yet surpassed medieval levels, making it a feudal landlord state based on self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy. The importance of agriculture to the Qing Dynasty is evident. This book compiles Qing Dynasty archives preserved by the Chinese Historical Archives. It examines documents such as imperial edicts from the Qing court and military affairs office, (red-sealed memorials), (recorded memorials), and other ledgers. From over 100,000 memorial reports related to Qing Dynasty meteorology and closely linked agricultural production, it selects and extracts content on agricultural policies and systems, local reclamation, farming practices, crop varieties, planting, crop growth conditions, agricultural disaster situations and prevention measures. Special attention is given to collecting reports by officials on the agricultural conditions of their jurisdictions, arranged annually and monthly in a systematic and comprehensive manner. It is believed that this will be an indispensable reference for scholars studying Qing Dynasty agriculture, land use, land cover, and climate and environmental change history.