草原天道

Chapter 1

Steppe Routeways and East-West Exchanges

Eurasian Steppes: The Ancient East-West Thoroughfare

Traces of Exchanges in Tme Immemorial

Waves of Exchange in the Alteration of Nomadic Empires

Summary of the Roles of Eurasian Thoroughfare

Reading Materials: Concept and Connotation of "Prairie Silk Road"

Reading Materials: Tibetan Buddhist Temple by the Baltic Sea

Chapter 2

Changing Face of Nomadism

General Knowledge of Nomadism

19 Head: Upper Limit for Per-capita Livestock Holdings

Unchanged for Three Millennia

Evolution and Transformation of Nomadic Lifestyle

Reading Materials: Postscript to Intensive GrasslandAnimal Husbandry

Chapter 3

Meat from Grassland-Timeless Treasure

American Beef Dominating World Market

Heritage and Development of Inner Mongolian Meat

Prairie Meat: Competing for Customers

Prairie Meat Products from Other Parts of the World

Secrets of Prairie Meat Flavor

Chapter 4

Modernization of Animal Husbancjry in Grassland Areas

Different Outcomes of Nomadic History

"Cells" of Modernization

Division of Labor and Cooperation

Path to Modernization

Reading Materials: Ordos' Exemplary Project of Establishing Standards for a Modern Animal Husbandry Industry (Abridged)

Bibliography

Postscript

Postscript for the English Edition

China is a vast agricultural country. Its prairie culture and grassland economy are a major component of the Chinese civilization and economy. Combining narration with rich historical materials， this book presents a panoramic description of steppe life and activity in the successive historical stages of hunting， nomadism， and modern animal husbandry. The book compares the ricissitudes of nomadism on the Mongolian Plateau with life on the grasslands of other nations and elaborates on the sustainable development of the steppe economy. Taking meat from the grassland as an example， the author aspires to galvanize his readers with his own passion.