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Building multiethnic China was primarily driven by the cohesion and integration of main ethnic groups within Chinese territory, but the process was recorded according to traditional ethnic group discourse system of ancient China, so there is some ...
Li Dalong, Zhang Qiuyue
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Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
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As an important medium for conveying rich historical and cultural information, the decorative elements of ancient Chinese timber architecture still lack a systematic understanding of their intrinsic cultural logic in current research and conservation ...
Jiahui Shen +4 more
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Architectural Heritage Analysis of the Yuanying Guan Pavilion: Construction and Signification
This paper aims to analyse the structural function and symbolic function of the historic building Yuan Guan during the inculturation process in the early Qing dynasty in China. This process was the dominant Western practice during the early Qing dynasty,
Manuel V. Castilla
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Elite persistence in family: The role of adoption in prewar Japan
Abstract Why do elite families often maintain their social and economic status across generations? This paper examines the role of adoption in sustaining elite persistence in prewar Japan. Under the Japanese inheritance system, families without a biological son could adopt an heir to continue the family lineage and transfer assets and social status ...
Hiroshi Kumanomido, Yutaro Takayasu
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As an integral part of traditional architectural heritage in Jiangnan region, the woodwork construction techniques of Southern Jiangsu residences during the Qing dynasty represent the pinnacle of woodwork craftsmanship by the Xiangshan Bang.
Ying Cao +4 more
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Hybrid sorghum breeding in China: A historical review and perspectives
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the promotion and application of three‐line hybrid sorghum in China, this review highlights pivotal scientific breakthroughs, systematically summarizes the progress in hybrid sorghum breeding and dwarf sorghum breeding in the country, and presents an outlook on the future of sorghum breeding.
Xiangxiang Meng +4 more
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Religion in qirat Qing dynasty politics
During 1680s-1750s the Qing dynasty in its relations with the Oirats (Jungars and Khoshuts) actively used the potential and significance of Buddhism to achieve its main goal - the subordination of these nomads.
Baatr U. Kitinov, Liu Qiang
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