Complete Treatise on Agriculture explained

Complete Treatise on Agriculture
Author:Xu Guangqi[1]
Country:Ming Dynasty
Pub Date:1639[2]

Complete Treatise on Agriculture[3], or Complete Book of Agricultural Management, [4] or Encyclopaedia of Agriculture, [5] is a compilation of the scientific studies of agriculture written by Xu Guangqi.[6] The book was composed from 1625 to 1628[7] and published in 1639, [8] totalling 700,000 words.[9]

Complete Treatise on Agriculture summarises many of the agricultural experiences and techniques of the ancient Chinese working people,[10] citing over 300 kinds of ancient works and documents.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Xujiahui Legacy. Lanlan Yao. June 4, 2014. China Today.
  2. Book: Debin Ma. Textiles in the Pacific, 1500–1900. 2 March 2017. Routledge. 978-1-351-89560-6. 188–.
  3. Book: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 65 Years of the FAO Library, 1952-2017: The Story of the FAO Library. 10 May 2018. Food and Agriculture Organization. 978-92-5-109942-1. 107–.
  4. Book: John S. Rohsenow. ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu). 30 November 2001. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-4235-2. 14–.
  5. Book: Chang-tai Hung. Going to the People: Chinese Intellectuals and Folk Literature, 1918-1937. 1985. Harvard University Asia Center. 978-0-674-35626-9. 145–.
  6. Book: The Dictionary of Chinese Agricultural History: A Popular Reader in Chinese Agricultural History. 1994. China Commercial Press. 978-7-5044-2511-9. 318–.
  7. Book: Sucheta Mazumdar. Sugar and Society in China: Peasants, Technology, and the World Market. 26 October 2020. Brill Publishers. 978-1-68417-025-8. 139–.
  8. Book: Francesca Bray. Vera Dorofeeva-Lichtmann. Georges Métailié. Graphics and Text in the Production of Technical Knowledge in China: The Warp and the Weft. 1 January 2007. Brill Publishers. 978-90-04-16063-7. 545–.
  9. Web site: A Complete Treatise on Agriculture - Treatise planted seeds of knowledge. November 11, 2012. Shanghai Daily.
  10. Book: General Knowledge of Ancient Chinese History: Ming and Qing Sections. 1978. China Youth Publishing House. 156–.
  11. Book: Youth Knowledge Handbook. 1983. Hebei People's Publishing House. 76–.

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