| Subject and major: History of Science and TechnologyResearch field: History of Agricultural EconomyAuthor: Zhu HongbinSupervisor: Prof. Fan ZhiminDuring the period of Warring States, and Qin and Han Dynasties, Chinese ancestors had frequently exchanged agricultural sci-tech culture with surrounding areas and other nations. Therefore, in Chinese history appeared a period of great prosperity on agricultural sci-tech culture communication. The paper has systematically shown and analysis this historical phenomenon in many aspects.This paper is divided into six parts, and its main contents as follows.Chapter 1: General Introduction. Based on the agricultural history and the background of research about communication history between China and foreign countries, this paper has illustrated the purpose and significance of this study, summed up the research results at home and abroad, and depicted research development. Meanwhile, this paper has stated train of thought, the study method and new ideas about field.Chapter 2: The Impetus and Foundation Agricultural Sci-tech Communication during The Period of Warring States and The Dynasties of Qin and Han. Each development of cultural or historic phenomenon must depend on the whole social system. During the period of Warring States, and Qin and Han dynasties, many social factors, such as science and technology development, prosperous economy, powerful political force and tremendous change of ideas and culture, played a great part in this great prosperity.Chapter 3: The Great Effect of Traditional Agricultural Science and Technology on Some Countries in East Asia. In ancient times, Chinese ancestors had associated with some countries of East Asia through all kinds of ways; Entering into the period of Qin and Han dynasties, this association had taken place more frequently than before, and as far as communication lines were concerned, its showed various trend of development. Based on communication lines development, the advanced traditional agricultural sci-tech and culture has been continuously disseminated into many areas in East Asia, which brought about such great impact on these countries that great changes took place in the field of production tools, cultivation skills, agricultural and economic structures, even in the whole social politics and culture. This had laid a foundation for economic and cultural development of these4regions in large scale.Chapter 4: The Spread of Tradition Agricultural Science and Technology, and Its Effect on The Countries in The Southeast Asia and South Asia during The Period of Qin and Han Dynasties. Through the study on documentary Science, archeology and ethnology, this paper has shown a close relationship between the cultural development in the areas of the Southeast Asia and Chinese culture, especially rice-growing culture of the South China during the period of Qin and Han dynasties. With further communicating each other, the rice-growing culture originating in the Yang's river valley was widely spread to the region of Southeast Asia. Taking the communication between China and ancient India for example, this paper has systematically expounded the close relationship between the traditional agricultural sci-tech culture exchange and the relationship that influenced each other.Chapter 5: The Silk Road and Interchange of Agricultural Sd-tech Culture between Western Regions and Ancient China during The Period of Qin and Han Dynasties. The Silk Road was one of the most important communication lines; And along this route, the economy and culture exchange between China and Western Regions become more and more flourishing during the period of Qin and Han dynasties. In this process, not only many kinds of the animal and plant species, the advanced agricultural tools, and production technology had been introduced into the Western Regions, but also various kinds of species and skills in the Western Regions had been introduced into China through these communication routes. The... |
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