增修常州庄氏族谱序November1,2007.PDFVIP

Preface for the Revised Zhuang Lineage Genealogy 增修常州庄氏族谱序 November1, 2007 Benjamin A. Elman 艾尔曼 Professor of East Asian Studies and History, Princeton University During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, the rich delta lands of Jiangnan became the chief suppliers of Chinas granaries. Literati there initiated most of the great movements in art, letters, and scholarship that dominated later Chinese civilization. The rise of the Zhu