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Author Feng, Tianyu, author

Title The Changjiang River civilization : nature and culture of the Changjiang River from a global perspective / Tiayu Feng, Zhiliang Ma, Yuan Ding ; translated by Ying Xu
Published Singapore : Springer ; China : CITIC Press Corporation, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 257 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series Understanding China, 2196-3142
Understanding China (Springer (Firm)) 2196-3142
Contents Nature of the Changjiang River -- The Cognitive History of the Nature of the Changjiang River -- Overview of River civilization -- Cultural Division -- The Civilization Evolution -- Water Transportation
Summary This book is a comprehensive academic introduction of the natural conditions and cultural characteristics of the ChangJiang River Basin. Describing in detail the geographical location and natural conditions of the main stream and the tributaries as the starting point, the book compares the ChangJiang River Civilizations to other civilizations of large rivers of the same latitude. This book reveals the gradual deepening of the Chinese understanding the ChangJiang River, introduces the cultural divisions of the river valley, and describes the evolution of the civilizations in the basin. At the end of the book, the author points out that there are many ecological problems in the ChangJiang River valley, for which the Chinese people have taken many measures, such as water pollution control. Fishing in the main stream and important tributaries of the ChangJiang is banned for at least ten years. As a guide to analyze the natural conditions and cultural characteristics of the whole ChangJiang River Basin, this book enables researchers and common readers to have a relatively clear and comprehensive understanding in a relatively short period of time. Putting the ChangJiang River Civilization in the context of the worlds civilizations, this book makes it easier for readers to understand the uniqueness of the ChangJiang River Civilization and its contribution to the cultural diversity of the world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-257)
Notes Translated from the Chinese
Print version record
Subject Rivers -- China.
Civilization
Rivers
SUBJECT Yangtze River (China) -- Civilization
Subject China
China -- Yangtze River
Form Electronic book
Author Ma, Zhiliang (Cultural historian), author.
Ding, Yuan. author
Xu, Ying, translator
ISBN 9789811945526
9811945527