Research on the Water Environment and Human-Land Interaction in the Wenfeng Pagoda Area of the Lower Reaches of the Yuan River during the Ming and Qing Dynasties_Vol. 3 No. 4 (JES 2025)_Journal of Engineering System (ISSN: 2959-0604)

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Research on the Water Environment and Human-Land Interaction in the Wenfeng Pagoda Area of the Lower Reaches of the Yuan River during the Ming and Qing Dynasties

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jes.202502418

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Zheng Dandan, Xi Mengran, Luo Yanling

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School of Art and Media, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

Abstract

This article takes the Wenfeng Pagoda area in Hanshou County, located in the lower reaches of the Yuan River during the Ming and Qing dynasties, as the research object, and explores the interactive mechanism between water environment evolution and human-land relations, aiming to reveal the impact of historical hydrological changes on regional social and economic development. The study is based on the perspectives of geography, ecology, and environmental science, and integrates climate data, local chronicles, historical population data, and the remains of water conservancy projects to construct a multi-source evidence chain, reconstructing the water environment characteristics and human activity trajectories of the Wenfeng Pagoda area. By analyzing factors such as the climate fluctuations during the "Little Ice Age", population migration, the development of rice agriculture, and the construction of water conservancy facilities, the paper points out that this area experienced significant water environment changes and population restructuring during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The formation of water deity beliefs and water culture spaces also reflects the local society's understanding and governance practices of the water environment. The research results provide empirical support for understanding the historical hydrological patterns and ecological evolution in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and also offer historical references for modern river basin management and cultural heritage protection.

Keywords

Wenfeng Pagoda; The Lower Reaches of the Yuan River; The Ming and Qing Dynasties; Water Environment; Human-Land Interaction

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