Chinese Coal Industry - An Economic History (Routledgecurzon Studies on the Chinese Economy, 2)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: December 27, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780700717279
Subjects: Coal & solid fuel industries; Economic History; History - General History; History: World; China; Asia - China; Industries - General; History / China; Coal mines and mining; Coal trade; History
First sentence: Historical sources are more or less in agreement that coal was first used in various parts of the world during the Bronze Age, 3,000-4,000 years ago, that the Chinese began to use coal for heating and smelting in the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), and that they are credited with organizing production and consumption to the extent that by the year 1,000 this activity could be called an industry.