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DOI	10.5194/cp-17-1395-2021
	Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade
	Dong, Guanghui; Wang, Leibin; Zhang, David Dian; Liu, Fengwen; Cui, Yifu; Li, Guoqiang; Shi, Zhilin; Chen, Fahu
通讯作者	Wang, LB (corresponding author), Guangzhou Univ, Ctr Climate & Environm Changes, Sch Geog Sci, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China.
来源期刊	CLIMATE OF THE PAST
ISSN	1814-9324
EISSN	1814-9332
出版年	2021
卷号	17 期号:3 页码:1395-1407
英文摘要	The ancient Silk Road played a crucial role in cultural exchange and commercial trade between western and eastern Eurasia during the historical period. However, the exchanges were interrupted in the early 16th century CE, during the Ming dynasty. Various causes for the decline of the ancient Silk Road have been suggested. Unlike social factors, natural factors have not been adequately addressed. In this study, we use evidence from a sedimentary site (Xishawo, XSW) in Dunhuang oasis, together with analysis of historical archives, to demonstrate the occurrence of extreme droughts and desertification events in the Dunhuang area post similar to 1450 CE, which persisted at least for decades. The desertification may be closely associated with the accessibility of the ancient Silk Road in the area, which was responsible for a steep fall in the volume of trade, as well as political chaos and mass migrations. Therefore, besides socio-economic factors, climate change may have played an important role in trade exchange between the Ming government and the West and may have even influenced the rise and decline of the ancient Silk Road.
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Submitted
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000668609800001
WOS关键词	WESTERN QILIAN MOUNTAINS ; HEXI CORRIDOR ; TIBETAN PLATEAU ; HEIHE RIVER ; CHINA ; RECONSTRUCTION ; RECORD ; LUMINESCENCE ; VARIABILITY ; COLLAPSE
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
来源机构	兰州大学 ; 中国科学院青藏高原研究所
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349862
作者单位	[Dong, Guanghui; Li, Guoqiang] Lanzhou Univ, Key Lab Western Chinas Environm Syst, Coll Earth & Environm Sci, Minist Educ, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China; [Wang, Leibin; Zhang, David Dian] Guangzhou Univ, Ctr Climate & Environm Changes, Sch Geog Sci, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China; [Liu, Fengwen] Yunnan Univ, Sch Ecol & Environm Sci, Inst Ecol Res & Pollut Control Plateau Lakes, Kunming 650504, Yunnan, Peoples R China; [Cui, Yifu] Huaqiao Univ, Coll Tourism, Quanzhou 362021, Peoples R China; [Shi, Zhilin] Lanzhou Univ, Sch Hist & Culture, Inst Dunhuang Studies, Lanzhou 73000, Peoples R China; [Chen, Fahu] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Grp Alpine Paleoecol & Human Adaptat Alpha, State Key Lab Tibetan Plateau Earth Syst Resource, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dong, Guanghui,Wang, Leibin,Zhang, David Dian,et al. Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade[J]. 兰州大学, 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2021,17(3):1395-1407.
APA	Dong, Guanghui.,Wang, Leibin.,Zhang, David Dian.,Liu, Fengwen.,Cui, Yifu.,...&Chen, Fahu.(2021).Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade.CLIMATE OF THE PAST,17(3),1395-1407.
MLA	Dong, Guanghui,et al."Climate-driven desertification and its implications for the ancient Silk Road trade".CLIMATE OF THE PAST 17.3(2021):1395-1407.