 |
customer@davidpublishing.com |
 |
3275638434 |
 |
 |
| Paper Publishing WeChat |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Foundations and Driving Forces: An Analysis of the Agricultural Economy in the Qujialing Culture
MI Zhipeng
Full-Text PDF
XML 84 Views
DOI:10.17265/2328-2177/2026.03.005
Xinjiang Institute of Technology, Akesu, China
The Qujialing Culture is a significant cultural heritage of the late Neolithic period in China, primarily distributed in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Renowned for its distinctive pottery, agricultural production techniques, and settlement sites, it reflects the state of development of the agricultural society at that time. The favorable natural conditions of the Yangtze River basin provided the necessary foundation for the development of primitive agriculture in the Qujialing Culture, promoting the advancement of agricultural technology and socio-economic prosperity in the region. It was precisely the nourishment of the Yangtze River that led to the flourishing and splendor of the Qujialing Culture. This article combines archaeological and historical research methods to explore how the Qujialing Culture ushered in the early civilization of the middle Yangtze River region, providing the material foundation for social progress during the late Neolithic period in the area. It also demonstrates that the cultivation of rice, the diversification of production tools, and the emergence of settled life signaled the maturity of the agricultural economy, thereby influencing the development of Neolithic cultures in other regions.
Qujialing Culture, Neolithic period, primitive agriculture, rice, farming tools
Fang, Y. S. (1986). A preliminary study on the Qujialing culture. Wuhan University Journal (Philosophy & Social Science), 57(3), 116-121.
Li, Y. M. (1981). Agriculture in China’s primitive society. Journal of Historical Science, 31(5), 14-19.
Li, Y. Y., Hou, S. F., & Mo, D. W. (2009). Pollen and charcoal records from the Qujialing site in Hubei and the development of ancient civilization. Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition), 11(6), 702-710.
Liu, J. G. (2020). A preliminary study of China’s prehistoric water management civilization. Cultural Relics in Southern China, 32(6), 5-11.
Liu, Z. Y. (1989). A preliminary discussion on agricultural life in the Qujialing culture. Jiangxi Social Sciences, 20(S5), 2-4.
Liu, Z. Z., & Fan, Z. M. (2021). The dawn of civilization: The pioneering development of agriculture and the precedence of civilization in the Yellow River Basin. Agricultural History of China, 34(5), 12-23.
Mi, Z. P. (2023). Exploring the mysteries: A glimpse into Neolithic agricultural development through the Majiayao culture. Identification and Appreciation to Cultural Relics, 14(5), 110-113.
Peng, X. J. (2022). An analysis of population growth patterns at the Qujialing cultural site. Cultural Relics in Southern China, 34(6), 35-39.
Tian, D. D. (May 23, 2023). Outlining the civilizational development of the Middle Yangtze River Region. People’s Daily Overseas Edition, p. 7.
Wu, C. L. (1990). Prehistoric economy and the origins of finance. Beijing: China Finance and Economics Press.
Yao, L., Tao, Y., Zhang, D. W., Luo, Y. B., & Cheng, Z. J. (2019). Analysis of charred plant remains from the Qujialing site in Jingmen, Hubei. Jianghan Archaeology, 40(6), 116-124.