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TAMING CHINA’S WILDERNESS Patrick Fuliang Shan offers an outstanding study of Heilongjiang as a developing frontier during an important historical era. This unique monograph not only reveals the distinctive features of the northeasternmost frontier but also exposes the historical trajectory of modern China. The book is the crystallization of the author’s decade long diligence and must be viewed as a significant contribution to Chinese studies. Xiaobing Li, University of Central Oklahoma, USA I was very impressed with the depth and breadth of primary sources. I know of no other book that examines this frontier region in this sort of detail. We can often gain insights into the formation of modern states by studying their margins. Taming China’s Wilderness gives a unique perspective on the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the formation of the Republic from the periphery. With an unparalleled command of the relevant archival sources, Patrick Fuliang Shan has shown how this remote, beautiful region has much to say about the process of making the modern Chinese state. James Carter, Saint Joseph’s University, USA Patrick Fuliang Shan’s new book on the Heilongjiang frontier in the early twentieth century is a wonderful addition to the field of Chinese history and of borderland studies. Combining careful research with theoretical sophistication, it brings China’s periphery to the centre of the debate over nation-formation and state-building. Rana Mitter, University of Oxford, UK Taming China’s Wilderness Immigration, Settlement and the Shaping of the Heilongjiang Frontier, 1900–1931 PATRICK FULIANG SHAN Grand Valley State University, USA First published 2014 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2014 Patrick Fuliang Shan Patrick Fuliang Shan has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows: Shan, Patrick Fuliang. Taming China’s Wilderness: Immigration, Settlement and the Shaping of the Heilongjiang Frontier, 1900–1931 / by Patrick Fuliang Shan. pages cm Includes index. 1. Heilongjiang Sheng (China) – Emigration and immigration – History – 20th century. 2. Heilongjiang Sheng (China) – History – 20th century. 3. China – Emigration and immigration – Government policy – History – 20th century. I. Title. DS793.H44S43 2014 305.9’06912095184–dc23 2013035916 ISBN 9781409463894 (hbk) ISBN 9781315611839 (ebk) Contents List of Tables vii Abbreviations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 Immigrants, Settlers and New Communities 13 2 Land, Tenancy and Economic Transformation 47 3 Ethnic Transition to Agricultural Life 79 4 Insecurity, Banditry and Social Order 119 5 Russian Influence and Chinese Response 153 Epilogue 191 Glossary 197 Bibliography 203 Index 223 This page has been left blank intentionally List of Tables 1 Immigration to Northeast China [Manchuria] 18 2 Distribution of Land Ownership in Heilongjiang in 1925 54 3 Land Possession of 700,000 Families in Heilongjiang in 1925 54 4 Rents in Kind in Heilongjiang [dou per shang: 1 dou = 10.3 liters] 63 5 Sources of Russian Military Consumption of Agricultural Products during the Russo-Japanese War (tons) 161 This page has been left blank intentionally Abbreviations BMN Beiman Nongye [North Manchuria Agriculture], by Dongsheng Tielu Jingji Diaochaju [Chinese Eastern Railway Economic Investigation Bureau] (Harbin: Zhongguo Yinshuaju, 1928) CER Chinese Eastern Railway [Zhongdong Tielu] DNJY Dongbei Nongye Jindaihua Yanjiu [A Study of Agricultural Modernization in the Northeast], by Yi Baozhong (Jilin: Jilin Wenshi Chubanshe, 1990) HKS Heilongjiang Kaifa Shi [A History of the Development of Heilongjiang], edited by Xin Peilin, Zhang Fengming and Gao Xiaoyan (Harbin: Heilongjiang Renmin Chubanshe, 1999) HS Heilongjiang Shezhi [The Establishment of Local Government in Heilongjiang], published by Heilongjiang Provincial Archives (Harbin, 1985) HTCZ Heilongjiang Tongzhi Caiji Ziliao [Selected Sources in Heilongjiang Local History], published by Heilongjiang Provincial Archives (Harbin, 1985) HRZ Heilongjiang Renwu Zhuanlue [Biographies of Heilongjiang Figures] (edited by Ma Fang) (Harbin: Heilongjiang Renmin Chubanshe, 1988, continuing) HSMZ Heilongjiang Shaoshu Minzu: 1903–1931 [Heilongjiang Ethnic Minorities: 1903–1931], published by Heilongjiang Provincial Archives (Harbin, 1985)
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