A New Study on the Location of Qiongfang in Oracle Bones——A Geographic Linkage Analysis Based on Distance Attenuation Law
In oracle bone inscriptions of the late Wuding period,a foreign vassal state named Qiongfang frequently appeared.For a long time,there have been different opinions about the location of Qiongfang.Behind the differences lied the inadequacy of the linking method in pre-existing relevant studies,which made it difficult to accurately determine the exact location of Qiongfang.By applying the distance attenuation law based on the first law of geography,the frequency and related directions of Qiongfang's invasion areas can be analyzed to clarify its geographical spatial range.Combined with the mountainous environment and hydrological basins recorded in oracle bone inscriptions,the position of Qiongfang could be located at Qinyuan County,the central northern part of the Taiyue Mountains in Shanxi Province.This result may lead to a better understanding on the geopolitical pattern and crisis of the western territories of Shang dynasty in the late Wuding period.
Shang DynastyQiongfanghistorical geographyDistance Attenuation Law
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