The Research Of The Distribution And Utilization Of Spring In Shanxi Province In The Qing Dynasty

Shanxi is located at the junction of the North China Plain and the Loess Plateau, the mountainous terrain mostly hilly,mountainous area of province's total area of about 80%. A large number of limestone strata,more spring development.The article statistics total of 405 spring in Shanxi province during the Qing dynasty.Among,there are 209 in southern,114 in the middle part,82 in the north region of Shanxi. The distribution presents less south than in the north, east Dorsey less features,distributed in mountain and hilly areas or the areas of more rains.The terrain more complex,is not conducive to the development of large-scale irrigation.In the mountain hilly region, the use of spring irrigation more convenient. Spring exposed to the complex terrain, terrain elevation more obvious, can adjust measures to local conditions to develop various handicrafts.During the Qing dynasty Shanxi water flow around the larger areas water, paper making,provides a great convenience for local residents.The local people also use the rich minerals contained in spring development of aquaculture, fish farming, and utilization of mineral wine,vinegar,to enrich the lives of local people.Some spring itself contains rich minerals beneficial to human body, villagers living near the water, these long-term consumption of water containing minerals, beneficial to health.For more spring exposed in the mountain foothills,spring and mountain views constitute a beauty picture, attracted many literati come to play.During the Qing dnasty in Shanxi Province in the period of drought, drought-prone. Local people use water features such as cleaning,suddenly gushed out, its associated with the mysterious dragon, use spring for rain ceremony,in order to ease the drought. Long-term, they formed a spring worship of God.Understanding of history of shanxi water resources and their way of using the related research is relatively rare, systematically study the history of shanxi spring water distribution and utilization of lack of results. In this paper, the research areas of Shanxi Mineral Spring. Using the methods of historical geography research,detailed statistics and discussed the number and distribution and development and utilization of spring of Shanxi Qing dynasty.