China is a vast agricultural country. Its prairie culture and grassland economy are a major component of the Chinese civilization and economy. Combining narration with rich historical materials, this book presents a panoramic description of steppe life and activity in the successive historical stages of hunting, nomadism, and modern animal husbandry. The book compares the ricissitudes of nomadism on the Mongolian Plateau with life on the grasslands of other nations and elaborates on the sustainable development of the steppe economy. Taking meat from the grassland as an example, the author aspires to galvanize his readers with his own passion.
【目录】
Chapter 1
Steppe Routeways and East-West Exchanges
Eurasian Steppes: The Ancient East-West Thoroughfare
Traces of Exchanges in Tme Immemorial
Waves of Exchange in the Alteration of Nomadic Empires
Summary of the Roles of Eurasian Thoroughfare
Reading Materials: Concept and Connotation of "Prairie Silk Road"
Reading Materials: Tibetan Buddhist Temple by the Baltic Sea
Chapter 2
Changing Face of Nomadism
General Knowledge of Nomadism
19 Head: Upper Limit for Per-capita Livestock Holdings
Unchanged for Three Millennia
Evolution and Transformation of Nomadic Lifestyle
Reading Materials: Postscript to Intensive GrasslandAnimal Husbandry
Chapter 3
Meat from Grassland-Timeless Treasure
American Beef Dominating World Market
Heritage and Development of Inner Mongolian Meat
Prairie Meat: Competing for Customers
Prairie Meat Products from Other Parts of the World
Secrets of Prairie Meat Flavor
Chapter 4
Modernization of Animal Husbancjry in Grassland Areas
Different Outcomes of Nomadic History
"Cells" of Modernization
Division of Labor and Cooperation
Path to Modernization
Reading Materials: Ordos' Exemplary Project of Establishing Standards for a Modern Animal Husbandry Industry (Abridged)
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