Some effects of the Dai people's cultural beliefs and practices upon the plant environment of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, Southwest China
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| Year of Publication |
1985
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| Book Title |
Cultural values and human ecology in southeast Asia
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| Secondary Title |
Michigan papers on south and southeast Asia no. 27
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| Pagination |
321-339
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| Date Published |
01/1985
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| Publisher |
University of Michigan Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies
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| City |
Ann Arbor, MI
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| Language |
English
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| ISBN |
0-89148-039-0
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| Call Number |
GN635.S58C83 1985
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| Abstract |
This paper details the effects that several cultural practices of the Dai people (a national minority) of Southwest China (Yunnan Province) have on plant environment. Some of these are the introduction and distribution of locally cultivated plants and its link to Hinayana Buddhism; and the preservation of certain pristine forests due to a "Holy Hills" ideology. Also includes the economic and ecological significance of Dai fuelwood cultivation as it relates to conservation.
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Chapter 13
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