The Prehistoric Maritime Frontier of Southeast China : : Indigenous Bai Yue and Their Oceanic Dispersal.

• Superior document: The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation Series ; v.4
• Author: Wu, Chunming.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Archaeology of Asia-Pacific Navigation Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Historical Records of the "Barbarian" Bai Yue and Island Yi on the Southeast Frontier of Ancient Chinese Civilization -- 1 "Central Nation-Peripheral Barbarians in Four Directions-Four Seas": The Geopolitical Order of Land-Sea Interactions of Early Chinese Civilization -- 1.1 The Continental Cultural Pattern of a "Central Nation with Peripheries in Four Directions" and "Within Four Seas" in the History of East Asian Civilization -- 1.2 The Geopolitical Order of Land-Sea Interactions of the "Gullied Boundary of the Four Seas" in Ancient Chinese Civilization -- 1.3 Discussion: Comparison of Maritime Cultures Between the "Gullied Boundary of Four Seas" in East Asia and the Mediterranean of the West -- 2 Southeastern Peripheries of Huaxia: The Historical-Cultural Interaction and Assimilation from Southern Man and Bai Yue of Mainland to Island Yi and Maritime Fan -- 2.1 The "Barbarian" Miao and Man in the "Southeastern Direction" of Huaxia During Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties -- 2.1.1 Three Tribes of Miao and Ten Tribes of Man During the Xia and Shang Dynasties -- 2.1.2 Seven Tribes of Min and Eight Tribes of Man in the Zhou Dynasty -- 2.2 The "Territory of Bai Yue" Along the Coast from Jiaozhi to Kuaiji During Eastern Zhou and Han Dynasties -- 2.2.1 The "Territory of Bai Yue" Locating to the South of Yangtze and Hanjiang Rivers -- 2.2.1.1 Gou Wu and Yu Yue -- 2.2.1.2 Min Yue and Eastern Ou -- 2.2.1.3 Southern Yue -- 2.2.1.4 Western Ou and Luo Yue -- 2.2.1.5 Dan Er -- 2.2.1.6 Gan Yue and Yang Yue -- 2.2.1.7 Dian Yue and Yi Yue -- 2.2.2 The Sinicization of Bai Yue and the Recurrence of Mountainous Yue -- 2.2.2.1 Bai Yue Being Subjected and Paying Tribute to the Chu State -- 2.2.2.2 Han's Unification and Administration on Original Land of Bai Yue.

2.2.2.3 The Immigrant of Han People Southward to the Original Land of Yue and the Emigration of Indigenous Yue Northward to Hinterland of the Empire -- 2.2.2.4 The Recurrence of Mountainous Yue and the Miscellaneous Southern Man -- 2.3 The Island Yi and Maritime Fan Over the "Four Seas" Since Han Dynasty -- 2.3.1 Southern Yi, Southern Man and Maritime Fan Along the Coast of South and West Oceans -- 2.3.1.1 The Sinicizated Jiaozhi and the South to Jiaozhou Along Coast of the "South China Sea Route via Xuwen and Hepu" -- 2.3.1.2 The Four Prefectures of Annan and the Remote Tributors in Southern Barbarian Regions Along Coast of the "Guangzhou Sea Route to Foreign States" -- 2.3.1.3 Foreign Maritime Fan Along Coast of the South and West Oceans Sea routes -- 2.3.2 The Island Yi and Maritime Fan on the Archipelago of the East Ocean -- 2.3.2.1 The Island Yi on the Yizhou and Eastern Fan -- 2.3.2.2 The Foreign Island Yi on the Philippine Islands of Small East Ocean -- 2.3.2.3 Foreign Maritime Fan on the East of Indonesian Archipelago in the Great East Ocean -- 2.4 Conclusion: Central Nation's Expansion Toward the Southeastern Maritime Regions and Its Sociocultural Dynamics -- Part II Archaeological Exploration on the Prehistoric Cultures in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" -- 3 The Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" During the Early Neolithization Around 10,000 Years Ago -- 3.1 The Issues of the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" and Origin of the Austronesian Around 10,000 Years BP -- 3.2 The Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia" During the Early Neolithization Around 10,000 Years Ago. -- 3.2.1 Archaeological Discoveries of the Cultural Remains of the Paleolithic-Neolithic Transition Period in the "Maritime Region of Southeastern Asia".

3.2.1.1 Coast of Southeast China -- 3.2.1.2 Indochina Peninsula -- 3.2.1.3 Southeast Asian Archipelago -- 3.2.2 The Continuation, Innovation, and Exchanges of Stone Tool Industry -- 3.3 Discussing on "Language-Farming Model" and Ethnical "Two-Layer Model" Related to the Origin of Austronesian from the View Point of Indigenous Paleolithic Cultural Inheritance -- 3.4 Conclusion -- 4 The Spatial Variants and Temporal Sequence of the Indigenous Cultural System of Southeast China During Neolithic, Bronze, and Early Iron Ages -- 4.1 Relying on the Huaxia Nationality: The Cultural Assimilation Within the Plain Region Lying to the South of the Yangtze River -- 4.1.1 Temporal Sequence of the Indigenous Cultures and Northern Influences in Neolithic Age -- 4.1.2 The North-South Cultural Assimilation During the Bronze and the Early Iron Age -- 4.1.3 Growing to Compete with Huaxia for Controlling the Central Plains -- 4.2 Facing the Islands Yi in the South Sea: The Indigenous Cultural Communities in Mountainous Areas Along the Southeast Coast of China -- 4.2.1 Persisting of the Indigenous Tradition of Neolithic Cultures and the Infiltration of Northern Cultures -- 4.2.1.1 Minjiang River Basin -- 4.2.1.2 The Pearl River Basin -- 4.2.1.3 Eastern Guangdong and Southern Fujian -- 4.2.2 The Bronze Cultural Dispersal of Zhou and Wu and the Evolution of Indigenous Society in Southeast Coast of China -- 4.2.3 The Archaeological Remains of Sinicization of the Eastern Yue and Southern Yue in the Early Iron Age -- 4.2.3.1 Min Yue or Eastern Yue Around Fujian Area -- 4.2.3.2 Southern Yue in Pearl River Basin -- 4.2.4 Overall Stagnancy of Indigenous Social Evolution of Southeast Coast of China Before the Sinicization -- 4.3 Island Yi Society: The Continental Connection of the Aboriginal Culture of Taiwan and Hainan Islands -- 4.4 Conclusion.

Part III Ethnographical Investigation of the Maritime Cultural Heritages of the Indigenous Bai Yue in Southeast of China -- 5 The Inheritance of Island Yi and the Acculturation of Maritime Fan in the Han People on Southeast Coast of China -- 5.1 The Indigenous Island Yi's Origin of the Maritime Essence of the Han People in South China -- 5.2 The Acculturation of Foreign Maritime Fan in Han People Along the Maritime History of Southeast China -- 5.3 Conclusion -- 6 Ethno-Archaeological Investigation to the "Straw and Bark Woven Clothing" of Island Yi and Southern Man in South of China and Southeast Asia -- 6.1 "Straw and Bark Woven Clothing" of Island Yi Recorded in the Chinese History -- 6.2 Ethnographical Investigation to the Indigenous Straw and Bark Cloth Making Craft in Asia-Pacific -- 6.3 Archaeological Investigation and Research on the Bark Cloth Beaters -- 6.4 Conclusion -- 7 Searching for the Prehistoric Seafaring Craft Between Southeast Coast of China and the Pacific Islands -- 7.1 The Exploration for Seafaring Tools of the Ancestor of Bai Yue -- 7.2 A Comparison of Double-Hulled "Fang Zhou" in Ancient East Asia and Double Canoe of Austronesian -- 7.2.1 The Double Canoe as a Kind of Seaworthy Boat of the Pacific Austronesian -- 7.2.2 The Historical Records and Archaeological Discoveries of Double-Hulled Craft "Fang Zhou" in Eastern Asia -- 7.3 The Heritage of "Mangka" and "Mother-Son Boat" in South China and Pacific Outrigger Canoe -- 7.3.1 The Variants of Austronesian Outriggers in Indo-Pacific Region -- 7.3.2 The Ethnographical Discovery of the Double Outrigger Mangka and Mother-Son Boat in South of China -- 7.3.3 The Archaeological Discoveries of the Suspected Outrigger Canoes in Southeast Coast of China -- 7.4 An Investigation of the Boat Sail in Early Seafaring of Southeastern China -- 7.5 Conclusion.

8 A Comparative Study of the Astronomical Navigation Between Ancient China and Pacific Austronesian -- 8.1 A Brief Summary of the Steering Methods in Ancient Chinese Navigation -- 8.2 The Astronomical Navigation Practice of Star Orientation and Course Steering in Ancient China -- 8.2.1 Observing Stars for Direction: "Navigating by Observing the Sun, Moon, and Stars" -- 8.2.2 Star Measuring Orientation: From "Measuring the Height of Stars" to "Orienting on Stars Across the Ocean" -- 8.2.3 The Method of "Star Measuring Orientation" in Astronomical Navigation of Southeast of China -- 8.3 The Comparison of Astronomical Navigation Between South Coast of China and Pacific Austronesian -- Part IV Discussion -- 9 A Brief Review on the Researches of Cultural Relationship Between Indigenous Bai Yue in Southeast of China and Pacific Austronesian -- 9.1 The Exploration of the Origin of Malays in the Vision of Research to Ancient Bai Yue -- 9.2 The Multidiscipline Researches on the Origin of Proto-Austronesian in the Vision of Modern Linguistics -- 9.3 The Archaeological Perspective on the Prehistoric Cultural Interaction Between Ancient Bai Yue and Proto-Austronesian -- Abbreviation of Institute's Authors -- References.