明清时期山西地区的水稻种植

通过对地方志等历史文献的系统梳理,发现明清时期山西水稻分布范围有一定的扩展,除中部汾河谷地外,北部大同府、东南潞安府及辽、沁直隶州也有种稻的记载.明清山西水稻生产的两个高峰期出现在明成化至万历前期和清康乾时期.受水利等条件的制约,明清时期山西水稻种植面积普遍较小,难以形成大规模的水稻产区;水稻种植的推广多得益于地方官员...

Rice Planting in Shanxi During the Ming and Qing Dynasties

This paper discusses the space distribution of rice cultivation in Shanxi during the Ming and Qing Dynasties basing on historical documents. From the Ming to the Qing, rice cultivation area in Shanxi had expanded, including the central area(Fen River Valley), the northern(Datong), the southeastern(Lu’an)and the Liaozhou and Qinzhou. There were two peak times of rice production. One was from the early Ming Dynasty to the Wanli’s reign. The another was from Kangxi’s reign to Qianlong’s reign. From the point of planting and cultivation, the rice planting area in Shanxi was generally small because of the influence of water shortage in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was difficult to form a large-scale rice producing area. The promotion of rice depended on the leading role of government officials at that time.