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Making the State on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier: Chinese Expansion and Local Power in Batang, 1842-1939
Making the State on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier: Chinese Expansion and Local Power in Batang, 1842-1939 William M. Coleman, IV Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Columbia University 2014 © 2013 William M. Coleman, IV All rights reserved Abstract Making the State on the Sino-Tibetan Frontier: Chinese Expansion and Local Power in Batang, 1842-1939 William M. Coleman, IV This dissertation analyzes the process of state building by Qing imperial representatives and Republican state officials in Batang, a predominantly ethnic Tibetan region located in southwestern Sichuan Province. Utilizing Chinese provincial and national level archival materials and Tibetan language works, as well as French and American missionary records and publications, it explores how Chinese state expansion evolved in response to local power and has three primary arguments. First, by the mid-nineteenth century, Batang had developed an identifiable structure of local governance in which native chieftains, monastic leaders, and imperial officials shared power and successfully fostered peace in the region for over a century. Second, the arrival of French missionaries in Batang precipitated a gradual expansion of imperial authority in the region, culminating in radical Qing military intervention that permanently altered local understandings of power. While short-lived, centrally-mandated reforms initiated soon thereafter further integrated Batang into the Qing Empire, thereby -
Research on Influencing Factors of Air Quality in Index Industrial Cities Based on Mountain Topography
Li-yun ZENG, et. al. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications www.ijera.com ISSN: 2248-9622, Vol. 11, Issue 5, (Series-V) May 2021, pp. 05-18 RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS Research on Influencing Factors of Air Quality in Index Industrial Cities Based on Mountain Topography Li-yun ZENG*1,2, Yi-qi YUAN1, Jia-man XU1 1Civil and Architectural Engineering Institute, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua,China 2.Rattanakosin International College of Creative Entrepreneurship, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin, Bangkok 10700,Thailand2 ABSTRACT: The main reasons for Panzhihua’s local pollution are the large amount of coal burned, steelmaking, and scattered non-point sources. At the same time, meteorological factors and topographical characteristics also play a significant role in air quality. This paper analyses and evaluates the air quality in Panzhihua City based on the Air Quality Index (AQI). Through the use of Train Collectors Tool to capture the air quality monitoring data in recent years, and use the visualization software to analyze the data. It is concluded that climatic factors, industrial layout, mountain topography characteristics and industrial land layout are the main causes of air pollution in mountainous cities, and air pollution control measures are proposed for the air quality in Panzhihua City. KEYWORDS: topographic features; meteorological features; industrial distribution; air quality index ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Date of Submission: 12-05-2021 Date of Acceptance: 25-05-2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- I. INTRODUCTION standards. The top 10 are Muli County, Xiaojin Mountain terrain has many regional County and Xiangcheng County (tied), Litang particularities and complexities in cities. Many County and Ganzi County (tied), Danba County. -
THE CORVID CRIER (Thefreedictionary.Com)
The CorvidA QUARTERLYCrier PUBLICATION eastsideaudubon.org facebook.com/eastsideaudubon twitter.com/eastsideaudubon Q4 - FALL 2017 OUR MISSION Alaska to Arizona, Bird Photos of the West The mission of the Eastside Thursday, October 26 - 7:00pm Audubon Society is to protect, preserve and enhance natural Award winning photographer, Mick Birdnote, the NRDC, and many ecosystems and our communities Thompson, will take us on a tour other conservation organizations. for the benefit of birds, other through his most popular photos and His Gambel’s Quail photo placed wildlife and people. videos from Barrow, Alaska to the second this year in the National American southwest desert. His bird Audubon’s Top 100 photo contest CORVID CRIER CONTENTS photos are regularly used by the and his Anna’s Hummingbird photo National Audubon Society as well won the grand prize in Tucson Program Night pg 1 as numerous other Audubon chapters Audubon’s 2017 Hummingbird Oxbow Farm pg 1 throughout the country. Mick’s Photo Contest! Please join us for What Do We Call A pg 2 photos have also been used by BBC an amazing night with an amazing, Young Bird? Earth, the National Park Service, award-winning photographer! ■ Bird of the Month pg 3 the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Community Events pg 3 Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center Field Trips & Training pg 4 By Cate Forsyth raising a cougar versus a house cat. Remembrance, Dr. Diller pg 5 Native plants are important to the The varied degrees of dormancy Birdathon Round Up pg 5 health of our landscapes and provide found in native seeds creates chal- Remember the Numbers pg 6 more food and shelter for our local lenges in coaxing them to germinate. -
Respective Influence of Vertical Mountain Differentiation on Debris Flow Occurrence in the Upper Min River, China
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Respective infuence of vertical mountain diferentiation on debris fow occurrence in the Upper Min River, China Mingtao Ding*, Tao Huang , Hao Zheng & Guohui Yang The generation, formation, and development of debris fow are closely related to the vertical climate, vegetation, soil, lithology and topography of the mountain area. Taking in the upper reaches of Min River (the Upper Min River) as the study area, combined with GIS and RS technology, the Geo-detector (GEO) method was used to quantitatively analyze the respective infuence of 9 factors on debris fow occurrence. We identify from a list of 5 variables that explain 53.92%% of the total variance. Maximum daily rainfall and slope are recognized as the primary driver (39.56%) of the spatiotemporal variability of debris fow activity. Interaction detector indicates that the interaction between the vertical diferentiation factors of the mountainous areas in the study area is nonlinear enhancement. Risk detector shows that the debris fow accumulation area and propagation area in the Upper Min River are mainly distributed in the arid valleys of subtropical and warm temperate zones. The study results of this paper will enrich the scientifc basis of prevention and reduction of debris fow hazards. Debris fows are a common type of geological disaster in mountainous areas1,2, which ofen causes huge casual- ties and property losses3,4. To scientifcally deal with debris fow disasters, a lot of research has been carried out from the aspects of debris fow physics5–9, risk assessment10–12, social vulnerability/resilience13–15, etc. Jointly infuenced by unfavorable conditions and factors for social and economic development, the Upper Min River is a geographically uplifed but economically depressed region in Southwest Sichuan. -
Trials of a Tibetan Monk: the Case of Tenzin Delek
Human Rights Watch February 2004, Vol. 16, No. 1 (C) Trials of a Tibetan Monk: The Case of Tenzin Delek Map 1: Provinces and Autonomous Regions of the People’s Republic of China..............................1 Map2: Sichuan Province and Surrounding Areas....................................................................................2 Map 3: Southeastern Section of Kardze/Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture............................3 I. Summary ....................................................................................................................................................5 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................7 A Note on Methodology.........................................................................................................................8 II. Introduction...........................................................................................................................................10 Tenzin Delek ..........................................................................................................................................12 Lobsang Dondrup..................................................................................................................................14 Bombs......................................................................................................................................................15 III. Arrests...................................................................................................................................................17 -
SICHUAN (Including Northern Yunnan)
Temminck’s Tragopan (all photos by Dave Farrow unless indicated otherwise) SICHUAN (Including Northern Yunnan) 16/19 MAY – 7 JUNE 2018 LEADER: DAVE FARROW The Birdquest tour to Sichuan this year was a great success, with a slightly altered itinerary to usual due to the closure of Jiuzhaigou, and we enjoyed a very smooth and enjoyable trip around the spectacular and endemic-rich mountain and plateau landscapes of this striking province. Gamebirds featured strongly with 14 species seen, the highlights of them including a male Temminck’s Tragopan grazing in the gloom, Chinese Monal trotting across high pastures, White Eared and Blue Eared Pheasants, Lady Amherst’s and Golden Pheasants, Chinese Grouse and Tibetan Partridge. Next were the Parrotbills, with Three-toed, Great and Golden, Grey-hooded and Fulvous charming us, Laughingthrushes included Red-winged, Buffy, Barred, Snowy-cheeked and Plain, we saw more Leaf Warblers than we knew what to do with, and marvelled at the gorgeous colours of Sharpe’s, Pink-rumped, Vinaceous, Three-banded and Red-fronted Rosefinches, the exciting Przevalski’s Finch, the red pulse of Firethroats plus the unreal blue of Grandala. Our bird of the trip? Well, there was that Red Panda that we watched for ages! 1 BirdQuest Tour Report: Sichuan Including Northern Yunnan 2018 www.birdquest-tours.com Our tour began with a short extension in Yunnan, based in Lijiang city, with the purpose of finding some of the local specialities including the rare White-speckled Laughingthrush, which survives here in small numbers. Once our small group had arrived in the bustling city of Lijiang we began our birding in an area of hills that had clearly been totally cleared of forest in the fairly recent past, with a few trees standing above the hillsides of scrub. -
Reasons for the Formation of Language Differences in Minyag Ganzi (Sichuan, China)
Methods in Dialectology XVI – 2017 Principal reasons for the formation of language differences in Minyag Ganzi (Sichuan, China) Fnu Dawazhuoma Minzu University of China Minyag designates a specific geographical region including Kangding Municipality, Xinlong County, Daofu County, and a part of townships of Yajiang County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China. In the historical Tibetan geography, it corresponds to one of six plateau in mdo khams called “Minyag Rabgang”. The main area includes the center of Kangding, more than 200 kilometers place east of Daofu, the southeast of Yajiang, the north of Jiulong, west of Danba, where almost all Tibetans are called ‘Minyagwa’. The area functions as the culture exchange center of Han China and Tibet until now. A main traffic road between Tibet and Han China goes through this area, which has developed a multicultural society there. At present, there are more than six languages spoken in this area: Khams Tibetan, Amdo Tibetan, Daofu (Stau), Zhaba (nDrapa), Daohua, Minyag, rGyalrong, etc., all of which belong to the Sino-Tibeto-Burman macrofamily; meanwhile, we can also find divergent varieties and local dialects in this region. Minyag people mainly live along Luqu River and at the east side of mid-Yalong River in Ganzi Prefecture. In spite of multi-cultural foundation and geographical environment, this region still maintains strong vitality of each language community. Hence, the Minyag language itself is a key to reveal ethnic and cultural origin of Minyag. Here we can find significance of clarifying dialect differences and distribution by drawing linguistic maps in this region. Additionally, it is also crucial to study the cultural, historical development of Minyag and linguistic changes. -
The Lichen Genus Hypogymnia in Southwest China Article
Mycosphere 5 (1): 27–76 (2014) ISSN 2077 7019 www.mycosphere.org Article Mycosphere Copyright © 2014 Online Edition Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/5/1/2 The lichen genus Hypogymnia in southwest China McCune B1 and Wang LS2 1 Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-2902 U.S.A. 2 Key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Biogeography, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Heilongtan, Kunming 650204, China McCune B, Wang LS 2014 – The lichen genus Hypogymnia in southwest China. Mycosphere 5(1), 27–76, Doi 10.5943/mycosphere/5/1/2 Abstract A total of 36 species of Hypogymnia are known from southwestern China. This region is a center of biodiversity for the genus. Hypogymnia capitata, H. nitida, H. saxicola, H. pendula, and H. tenuispora are newly described species from Yunnan and Sichuan. Olivetoric acid is new as a major lichen substance in Hypogymnia, occurring only in H. capitata. A key and illustrations are given for the species known from this region, along with five species from adjoining regions that might be confused or have historically been misidentified in this region. Key words – Lecanorales – lichenized ascomycetes – Parmeliaceae – Shaanxi – Sichuan – Tibet – Yunnan – Xizang. Introduction The first major collections of Hypogymnia from southwestern China were by Handel- Mazzetti, from which Zahlbruckner (1930) reported six species now placed in Hypogymnia, and Harry Smith (1921-1934, published piecewise by other authors; Herner 1988). Since the last checklist of lichens in China (Wei 1991), which reported 16 species of Hypogymnia from the southwestern provinces, numerous species of Hypogymnia from southwestern China have been described or revised (Chen 1994, Wei & Bi 1998, McCune & Obermayer 2001, McCune et al. -
Sichuan Province
Directory of Important Bird Areas in China (Mainland): Key Sites for Conservation Editors SIMBA CHAN (Editor-in-chief) MIKE CROSBY , SAMSON SO, WANG DEZHI , FION CHEUNG and HUA FANGYUAN Principal compilers and data contributors Prof. Zhang Zhengwang (Beijing Normal University), Prof. Chang Jiachuan (Northeast Forestry University), the late Prof. Zhao Zhengjie (Forestry Institute of Jilin Province), Prof. Xing Lianlian (University of Nei Menggu), Prof. Ma Ming (Ecological and Geographical Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang), Prof. Lu Xin (Wuhan University), Prof. Liu Naifa (Lanzhou University), Prof. Yu Zhiwei (China West Normal University), Prof. Yang Lan (Kunming Institute for Zoology), Prof. Wang Qishan (Anhui University), Prof. Ding Changqing (Beijing Forestry University), Prof. Ding Ping (Zhejiang University), the late Prof. Gao Yuren (South China Institute for Endangered Animals), Prof. Zhou Fang (Guangxi University), Prof. Hu Hongxing (Wuhan University), Prof. Chen Shuihua (Zhejiang Natural History Museum), Tsering (Tibet University), Prof. Ma Zhijun (Fudan University), Prof. Guo Yumin (Capital Normal University), Dai Nianhua (Institute of Sciences, Jiangxi), Prof. Han Lianxian (Southwest Forestry University), Yang Xiaojun (Kunming Institute for Zoology), Prof. Wang Zijiang (Kunming Ornithological Association), Prof. Li Zhumei (Institute of Biology, Guizhou), Ma Chaohong (Management Office of Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve, Henan), Shen You (Chengdu Bird Watching Society), Wei Qian (Chengdu Bird Watching Society), Zhang Yu (Wild Bird Society of Jiangsu), Kang Hongli (Wild Bird Society of Shanghai). Information on Important Bird Areas in China was compiled with the support of the World Bank using consultant trust funds from the Government of Japan. Surveys of IBAs in western China were funded by Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund (Japan) and the Sekisui Chemical Co. -
Table of Codes for Each Court of Each Level
Table of Codes for Each Court of Each Level Corresponding Type Chinese Court Region Court Name Administrative Name Code Code Area Supreme People’s Court 最高人民法院 最高法 Higher People's Court of 北京市高级人民 Beijing 京 110000 1 Beijing Municipality 法院 Municipality No. 1 Intermediate People's 北京市第一中级 京 01 2 Court of Beijing Municipality 人民法院 Shijingshan Shijingshan District People’s 北京市石景山区 京 0107 110107 District of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 人民法院 Municipality Haidian District of Haidian District People’s 北京市海淀区人 京 0108 110108 Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality Mentougou Mentougou District People’s 北京市门头沟区 京 0109 110109 District of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 人民法院 Municipality Changping Changping District People’s 北京市昌平区人 京 0114 110114 District of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality Yanqing County People’s 延庆县人民法院 京 0229 110229 Yanqing County 1 Court No. 2 Intermediate People's 北京市第二中级 京 02 2 Court of Beijing Municipality 人民法院 Dongcheng Dongcheng District People’s 北京市东城区人 京 0101 110101 District of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality Xicheng District Xicheng District People’s 北京市西城区人 京 0102 110102 of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality Fengtai District of Fengtai District People’s 北京市丰台区人 京 0106 110106 Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality 1 Fangshan District Fangshan District People’s 北京市房山区人 京 0111 110111 of Beijing 1 Court of Beijing Municipality 民法院 Municipality Daxing District of Daxing District People’s 北京市大兴区人 京 0115 -
Key Driving Factors of Selenium-Enriched Soil in the Low
Catena 196 (2021) 104926 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Catena journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/catena Key driving factors of selenium-enriched soil in the low-Se geological belt: A T case study in Red Beds of Sichuan Basin, China ⁎ Yonglin Liua,b, Xinglei Tianc,d,e, , Rui Liua,b, Shuling Liua,b, Andrew V. Zuzaf a The Key Laboratory of GIS Application Research, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China b Geography and Tourism College, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing 401331, China c Shandong Institute of Geological Sciences, Jinan 250013, China d Key Laboratory of Gold Mineralization Processes and Resource Utilization Subordinated to the Ministry of Land and Resources, Jinan 250013, China e Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Geological Process and Resources Utilization in Shandong Province, Jinan 250013, China f Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans given its varying health benefits. It is generally re- Red Beds region cognized that China has a wide belt of low-Se soil stretching from the northeast to southwest. Nevertheless, there Geodetector are Se-enriched areas distributed in the low-Se belt of China. However, the quantificational relationships among Selenium soil properties, topographic characteristics, parent materials, land use and soil Se content in those Se-enriched Soil organic matter soils remain to be elucidated. Similarly, the key driving factors of the Se-enriched soil in the low-Se geological Spatial variation belt need to be documented. These aims could be an useful basis for evaluating the health of the soil ecosystem (in terms of Se toxicity or deficiency) and the potential intake of Se by humans from soils to food crops and animal products. -
Risk Assessment of Highway in the Upper Reaches of Minjiang River Under the Stress of Debris Flow
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 2021, 9, 21-34 https://www.scirp.org/journal/gep ISSN Online: 2327-4344 ISSN Print: 2327-4336 Risk Assessment of Highway in the Upper Reaches of Minjiang River under the Stress of Debris Flow Mingyang Li1, Shujun Tian1, Chen Huang1, Wenqia Wu1, Shiwu Xin2 1School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China 2Chang’an University, Xi’an, China How to cite this paper: Li, M. Y., Tian, S. Abstract J., Huang, C., Wu, W. Q., & Xin, S. W. (2021). Risk Assessment of Highway in the The southwest mountainous area is a frequent debris flow disaster area in Chi- Upper Reaches of Minjiang River under the na, which poses a serious threat to the regional roads and greatly affects the Stress of Debris Flow. Journal of Geoscience normal traffic operation and the safety of residents’ lives and property. The and Environment Protection, 9, 21-34. debris flow risk assessment of highway can quantify the threat degree of de- https://doi.org/10.4236/gep.2021.97002 bris flow to the roads. In this paper, from the perspective of villages and Received: June 18, 2021 towns, taking the upper reaches of Minjiang River as the research area, four Accepted: July 13, 2021 factors including road network density, highway disaster resistance capacity, Published: July 16, 2021 population density and highway cost are selected, and the weight is obtained by using entropy weight method, and the debris flow vulnerability evaluation Copyright © 2021 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. results of highway are obtained by weighted calculation.