GEOG215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pension, List Of Ethnic Groups In China And Taiwan, Qinghai
15 Jun 2015
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Ceremony to commemorate his anniversary at the confucius temple in beijing on sept. East - 43% of area, 94% of population. West - 67% of area, 6% of population spatial distribution of china"s population. East vs west by the population line. Interior: fewer people, harsher conditions, vast untapped natural resources. Tie and tension between the interior and the coast. China"s prosperity hinged on three balancing acts. Between regions of hardship and regions of prosperity. Contrast between life in modern cities and more traditional life in minority areas of the interior. China must grow or import enough food to feed its increasing population and find ways to spread prosperity inland. Emperors aand soldiers built cities moving people by force for their construction and occupation. In times of rebellion angry easants burned cities. Cities were often along rivers and canals. Role of cities as centres of trade and administration. Song dynasty 1/5 of the population mioving to towns and cities.
