There are three annual temple fairs at the Baiyun Taoist Temple on gaiyun Hill which combine commercial, cultural and Taoist activities. During the temple fairs more than 10,000 people visit the temple daily.
THE Huanghe River has long been regarded as the mother river by Chinese and the Huanghe River valley the cradle of ancient Chinese culture. Last year, I visited Jiaxian County, an ancient town by the Huanghe River in ...THE Huanghe River has long been regarded as the mother river by Chinese and the Huanghe River valley the cradle of ancient Chinese culture. Last year, I visited Jiaxian County, an ancient town by the Huanghe River in Shaanxi Province, and had the opportunity to experience traditional Huanghe culture. The largest annual Baiyun Taoist Temple fair was展开更多
Chinese Loess Plateau has achieved a win-win situation concerning ecological restoration and socio-economic development.However,synergistic development may not be realized at the local scale.In areas undergoing ecolog...Chinese Loess Plateau has achieved a win-win situation concerning ecological restoration and socio-economic development.However,synergistic development may not be realized at the local scale.In areas undergoing ecological restoration,livelihood vulner-ability may be more pronounced due to the inflexibility,policy protection,and susceptibility to climate and market changes in forestry production.Although this issue has attracted academic interest,empirical studies are relatively scarce.This study,centered on Jiaxian County,Shaanxi Province of China explored the households’livelihood vulnerability and coping strategies and group heterogeneity con-cerned with livelihood structures or forestry resources through field investigation,comprehensive index assessment,and nonparametric tests.Findings showed that:1)the percentage of households with high livelihood vulnerability indicator(LVI)(>0.491)reached 46.34%.2)Eight groups in livelihood structures formed by forestry,traditional agriculture,and non-farm activities were significantly different in LVI,land resources(LR),social networks(SN),livelihood strategies(LS),housing characteristics(HC),and socio-demo-graphic profile(SDP).3)The livelihood vulnerability of the groups with highly engaged/reliance on jujube(Ziziphus jujuba)forest demonstrated more prominent livelihood vulnerability due to the increased precipitation and cold market,where the low-engaged with reliance type were significantly more vulnerable in LVI,SDP,LR,and HC.4)The threshold of behavioral triggers widely varied,and farmers dependent on forestry livelihoods showed negative coping behavior.Specifically,the cutting behavior was strongly associated with lagged years and government subsidies,guidance,and high returns of crops.Finally,the findings can provide guidance on the dir-ection of livelihood vulnerability mitigation and adaptive government management in ecologically restored areas.The issue of farmers’livelihood sustainability in the context of ecological conservation calls for immediate attention,and eco-compensations or other forms of assistance in ecologically functional areas are expected to be enhanced and diversified.展开更多
文摘There are three annual temple fairs at the Baiyun Taoist Temple on gaiyun Hill which combine commercial, cultural and Taoist activities. During the temple fairs more than 10,000 people visit the temple daily.
文摘THE Huanghe River has long been regarded as the mother river by Chinese and the Huanghe River valley the cradle of ancient Chinese culture. Last year, I visited Jiaxian County, an ancient town by the Huanghe River in Shaanxi Province, and had the opportunity to experience traditional Huanghe culture. The largest annual Baiyun Taoist Temple fair was
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42001202,52209030,42171208)Young Talent Fund of Association for Science and Technology in Shaanxi,China(No.20240703)+1 种基金Social Science Foundation Project of Shaanxi Province(No.2022R019)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.GK202207005)。
文摘Chinese Loess Plateau has achieved a win-win situation concerning ecological restoration and socio-economic development.However,synergistic development may not be realized at the local scale.In areas undergoing ecological restoration,livelihood vulner-ability may be more pronounced due to the inflexibility,policy protection,and susceptibility to climate and market changes in forestry production.Although this issue has attracted academic interest,empirical studies are relatively scarce.This study,centered on Jiaxian County,Shaanxi Province of China explored the households’livelihood vulnerability and coping strategies and group heterogeneity con-cerned with livelihood structures or forestry resources through field investigation,comprehensive index assessment,and nonparametric tests.Findings showed that:1)the percentage of households with high livelihood vulnerability indicator(LVI)(>0.491)reached 46.34%.2)Eight groups in livelihood structures formed by forestry,traditional agriculture,and non-farm activities were significantly different in LVI,land resources(LR),social networks(SN),livelihood strategies(LS),housing characteristics(HC),and socio-demo-graphic profile(SDP).3)The livelihood vulnerability of the groups with highly engaged/reliance on jujube(Ziziphus jujuba)forest demonstrated more prominent livelihood vulnerability due to the increased precipitation and cold market,where the low-engaged with reliance type were significantly more vulnerable in LVI,SDP,LR,and HC.4)The threshold of behavioral triggers widely varied,and farmers dependent on forestry livelihoods showed negative coping behavior.Specifically,the cutting behavior was strongly associated with lagged years and government subsidies,guidance,and high returns of crops.Finally,the findings can provide guidance on the dir-ection of livelihood vulnerability mitigation and adaptive government management in ecologically restored areas.The issue of farmers’livelihood sustainability in the context of ecological conservation calls for immediate attention,and eco-compensations or other forms of assistance in ecologically functional areas are expected to be enhanced and diversified.
