Research on the Fujian's Agriculture Economy during the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasty

Primitive agriculture of Fujian emerged around 5000B.P in the late Neo lithic Age.In the Western Zhou Dynasty did the ‘slash and burn’ farming method became dominant.The hoeing and ploughing method existed in the north of Fujian and its political centre_downstream of Minjiang in the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty. Because of the special environment and the isolated location, Fujia n agriculture lagged behind its neighboring areas. It was in the Six Dynasty tha t Fujian narrowed the gap, thanks to the migration of the northern Han people in to Fujian.