Praying for Rain or Clear Skies and Water Resources Control by Local Governments in the Tang Dynasty: Focusing on the Stone Inscriptions at the Temples of Spring Deities.

The local governments of the Tang Dynasty usually erected temple steles after their prayers for rain or clear skies had been answered. The inscriptions have some commonalities in text creation, that is, advocating deities and praising benevolent governance. However, this is only one aspect of the me...

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Publicado en:Frontiers of History in China Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 156 - 186
Autor principal: XIA, Yan
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Higher Education Press Limited Company Jun2026
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