Sichuan 1682 Throughout its prehistory and early history, the - TopicsExpress



          

Sichuan 1682 Throughout its prehistory and early history, the region and its vicinity in the Yangtze region was the cradle of unique local civilizations which can be dated back to at least the 15th century BC and coinciding with the later years of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in North China. Sichuan was referred to in ancient Chinese sources as Ba-Shu (巴蜀), an abbreviation of the kingdoms of Ba and Shu which existed within the Sichuan Basin. Ba included Chongqing and the land in eastern Sichuan along the Yangtze and some tributary streams, while Shu included todays Chengdu, its surrounding plain and adjacent territories in western Sichuan.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:25:08 +0000

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