Excerpt from China, Vol. 10: Its History, Arts and Literature an Its History Arts Grounds are to be seen, in which respect China offers a marked contrast to the neighbouring Empire of Japan. Moreover, profound as is the reverential love of the Chinese for the spirits of deceased relatives, cemeteries are not allowed to encroach unduly upon arable areas. The space allotted for graves is probably as extensive as that assigned for the purpose in any country, but it is selected on economical principles, - that is to say, in ...
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Excerpt from China, Vol. 10: Its History, Arts and Literature an Its History Arts Grounds are to be seen, in which respect China offers a marked contrast to the neighbouring Empire of Japan. Moreover, profound as is the reverential love of the Chinese for the spirits of deceased relatives, cemeteries are not allowed to encroach unduly upon arable areas. The space allotted for graves is probably as extensive as that assigned for the purpose in any country, but it is selected on economical principles, - that is to say, in spots uninviting for culture, - and when, as is not uncommon, the tomb or burial mound stands in the ancestral field, crops are grown up to its very enclosure.1 Further, in many parts of the Empire the land produces two crops annually, and in the loess region of the northwest a three fold return is looked for by the farmer. Esti mates believed to be conservative put the districts that give a double yield at twenty-five per cent of the total arable land; and on that hypothesis the crop-producing area would be some five hun dred million acres, or nearly one and one fourth acres per head of population.2 Considering that in the neighbouring Empire of japan, where the manner of life is very similar, the ratio does not exceed one-half of an acre per head, it is evi dent that if the above estimates be correct, China could support a much greater population than she has at present. Nevertheless there exists a widely prevalent idea that the country's food giving resources are taxed to the utmost, and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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