Taiwan was a frontier society during the Qing dynsty. Following the influx of migrants the, environment was gradually transformed. New settlements were formed and their was an in- creased interaction between human bei...Taiwan was a frontier society during the Qing dynsty. Following the influx of migrants the, environment was gradually transformed. New settlements were formed and their was an in- creased interaction between human beings and nature. This development, which has drawn scant attention from historians, warrants greater scrutiny. This article examines environmental changes resulting from the development of the Jiayi region from 1683 -- 1895 taking special note of : the interactions between human beings and展开更多
文摘Taiwan was a frontier society during the Qing dynsty. Following the influx of migrants the, environment was gradually transformed. New settlements were formed and their was an in- creased interaction between human beings and nature. This development, which has drawn scant attention from historians, warrants greater scrutiny. This article examines environmental changes resulting from the development of the Jiayi region from 1683 -- 1895 taking special note of : the interactions between human beings and