Cultural Exchange and Spatial Integration: A Study on the Cultural Geography of the Hexi Corridor

Author: Zhang Liren
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book comprehensively applies research methods from disciplines such as historical geography, ethnology, and linguistics, basing its analysis on theories of environmental perception, spatial competition, and cultural succession to dynamically discuss the formation of culture, regional exchange, and integration in the Hexi Corridor, an area with a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural distribution. Employing a horizontal and vertical approach combined with spatiotemporal integration, it provides a multi-angle and all-around perspective on cultural elements of the Hexi Corridor, including natural landscapes, agricultural and pastoral scenery, dialects (ethnic languages), folk customs, religion, talent, and place names. For the first time, it examines the spatial exchange and integration of ethnic cultures within a specific regional context. It explores the fundamental laws governing the emergence and development of culture in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural regions. This book is suitable for researchers, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students in the fields of history, geography, anthropology, sociology, ethnology, regional science, and historical geography, as well as administrative personnel in departments such as land and resource development, cultural heritage tourism, ethnic affairs commissions, and religious affairs in ethnic regions.