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Book SynopsisFrom 1368 to 1953, China's administrative divisions were mainly composed of counties, prefectures, and provinces. This book shows the population figures, density, and changes in the provincial population in China during this period and population figures of each major city and town and its proportion in terms of the provincial population during this period―the urbanization rate. Data in this book is drawn partly from historical sources and partly from statistical-model-based calculations. The book also includes provincial population maps in 1393, and their original statistical models, population databases, and metadata.
Table of ContentsList of Tables, Diagrams, and Maps 1 Introduction 2 Reinvestigating the Population of the Ming and Qing 3 Population of Prefectures in the Hongwu Period 4 The Military Population and the Population of National Minorities in the Ming Dynasty 5 The Population Growth and Distribution in the Ming Dynasty 6 The Rapid Population Decline between the Ming and Qing Dynasties 7 The Population of the Four Southern Provinces in the Mid-Qing Dynasty 8 The Population of the Prefectures in Sichuan Province in the Mid-Qing Dynasty 9 Population by Prefecture in Northern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty 10 The Impact of The Taiping War on the Population 11 The Urban Population in the Hongwu Period 12 The Urban Population in the Late Ming Dynasty 13 The Urban Population in Northern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty 14 Urban Population in Southern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty 15 Urban Population of Shandong Province at the End of the Qing Dynasty 16 Urban Population at the End of the Qing Dynasty, the Examples of Zhili and Henan 17 Conclusion Appendix 1: Population and Population Density of Regions in the Ming Dynasty Appendix 2: The Number of Li, the Population of Inner Cities and Fu Captials in 1393 (Hongwu’s 26th Year) Appendix 3: The Population of the County Headquarters (excluding Fucheng and Fuguo) and the Urbanization Rate of the Individual Fu in 1393 (Hongwu 26th Year) Appendix 4: Urban Population and Urbanization Rate of Individual Fu in 1580 (Wanli 8th Year) Appendix 5: Changes in the Population of the Individual Fu in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties Appendix 6: Population of the Individual Fu from 1393 to 1953 Appendix 7: Population of Individual Fu from 1680 to 1953 Appendix 8: Population of Fu and Towns in the Qing Dynasty Glossary of Chinese Characters Bibliography Index
