The Geographical Distribution of Floods and Droughts in Chinese History, 206 B.C.-A.D. 1911
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19685951 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yao Shan-Yu (University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1943 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 357-357 |
| Publication date | 1943-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Far Eastern Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-6917 • E-ISSN: 2326-3067 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2049242 |
| OpenAlex | W2113574376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
Throughout history floods and droughts have undoubtedly been the two greatest natural scourges of China. Being thus far primarily an agricultural nation with a close dependence upon nature, China's concern with floods and droughts is clearly understandable.As is generally well known among sinologists, China has a heritage of unbroken recorded history, covering a period of approximately three millennia. Partly owing to the important role floods and droughts played in the life of the nation and partly because of the supernatural significance attached to the occurrence of these phenomena, numerous instances of floods and droughts have been recorded usually with definite dates and places
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| Citation span | 1978 - 2024 (47) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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