Comments on: For the want of a Monsoon http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/ The China History Group Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:35:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Climate change and the fall of the Tang | Jottings from the Granite Studio http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/comment-page-1/#comment-170417 Climate change and the fall of the Tang | Jottings from the Granite Studio Sun, 11 Jul 2010 07:49:14 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/#comment-170417 [...] about present ones.————Update: The exceptional Chinese history group blog Frog in a Well is also following this story and raises some good points about just how important the monsoon would [...] [...] about present ones.————Update: The exceptional Chinese history group blog Frog in a Well is also following this story and raises some good points about just how important the monsoon would [...]

]]> By: Alan Baumler http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/comment-page-1/#comment-20994 Alan Baumler Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:04:54 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/#comment-20994 Maybe I'm wrong. K.C. Chang's Shang Civilization p.141 points out that in the oracle bone records there a records of rain for over ten days in a row, which he suggests may show that Anyang was a monsoon area in the Shang. Obviously there are a lot of years between the Shang and the Tang. Maybe I’m wrong. K.C. Chang’s Shang Civilization p.141 points out that in the oracle bone records there a records of rain for over ten days in a row, which he suggests may show that Anyang was a monsoon area in the Shang. Obviously there are a lot of years between the Shang and the Tang.

]]> By: Jeremiah http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/comment-page-1/#comment-18473 Jeremiah Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:23:16 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/china/2007/01/for-the-want-of-a-monsoon/#comment-18473 I saw an article today about the study as well and the article did make the claim: "What eventually brought down the dynasty were the prolonged droughts, which caused significant crops failures and subsequent peasant uprisings. This ultimately led to the collapse of the dynasty in 907." Your point about Jiangnan and Lingnan is a good one. What effects did the monsoon have, if any, on the North China Plain? I'm interested in reading the full study when it comes out. I saw an article today about the study as well and the article did make the claim: “What eventually brought down the dynasty were the prolonged droughts, which caused significant crops failures and subsequent peasant uprisings. This ultimately led to the collapse of the dynasty in 907.”

Your point about Jiangnan and Lingnan is a good one. What effects did the monsoon have, if any, on the North China Plain? I’m interested in reading the full study when it comes out.

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