Historical Geography Research ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 119-131.

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A Research on the Temporospatial Changes of Modern Inland Harbors Opening to Steamship in Yangtze River: Based on Inland Places Open to Steam Navigation under I.W.S.N. Rules

Cheng Jun   

  1. Center for Historical Geography Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2020-05-16 Online:2020-12-20 Published:2021-01-19

Abstract:

After the Inland Waters Steam Navigation Rules was promulgated by the Qing government in 1898, the inland shipping along the Yangtze River underwent a sudden growth. By 1929, there were more than 418 inland harbors opening to steamship in Yangtze river basin. In terms of distribution, the inner harbors open to steam ships in the Yangtze River basin are spatially concentrated in the lower reaches, less in the middle reaches, and very rare in the upper reaches. In terms of temporal changes, the inland harbors opening to steamship spreaded from lower reaches to upper reaches, and from trunk stream to tributaries. The trend of time and space changes of inner harbor reflects the development of the modern shipping industry in the Yangtze river basin.

Key words: inland waters steam navigation rules, Yangtze River, inland harbors, steamship industry

CLC Number: 

  • K928