The Ancient Agriculture of Hexi Corridor from the Perspective of Tomb Brick Paintings in Wei and Jin Dynasties
Jiayuguan is located in the central area of Hexi Corridor in Gansu Province,which is the pass through of the famous an-cient road"Silk Road".For social stability,the government of Hanwei carried out the policy of Army Farming and reward of Station-ing Migration to Open up Wasteland.Relying on abundant animal resources,the agricultural production technology developed rapid-ly in Hexi Corridor.Jiayuguan tombs brick paintings of Wei and Jin dynasties recorded agricultural production technology in Hexi Corridor 1 700 years ago,which had important historical value and cultural value in the history of agricultural development in China.
Hexi Corridorancient agricultureagricultural economicshistory of agricultural development