Soil and grain () was a common political term in the Sinosphere for the state. Altars of soil and grain (millet) were constructed alongside ancestral altars. Monarchs performed ceremonies of soil and grain to affirm their sovereignty at Beijing Shejitan and Seoul Sajikdan.A comparative study of thirty city states It has also been rendered "gods of soil and grain" in English, owing to its associations of prayer and supernatural possibilities.Hymes: Way and Byway (Google Books)
Soil and grain () was a common political term in the Sinosphere for the state. Altars of soil and grain (millet) were constructed alongside ancestral altars. Chinese monarchs of the Ming and Qing dynasties performed ceremonies of soil and grain to affirm their sovereignty at the Beijing Shejitan, while Korean monarchs of the Joseon dynasty did so at the Seoul Sajikdan.A comparative study of thirty city states It has also been rendered "gods of soil and grain" in English, owing to its associations of prayer and supernatural possibilities.Hymes: Way and Byway (Google Books)
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