| Cattle played an important role in all aspects of ancient society.The history of cattle raising is an important part of the history of animal husbandry.The yuan dynasty was a unified dynasty established by nomads.The rulers attached great importance to animal husbandry and recognized the farming culture.Influenced by heavy farming and heavy grazing,the cattle raising industry had new development.Cattle raising is a kind of animal husbandry,and the yuan dynasty animal husbandry as a whole flourishing.To promote its overall development,the government has set up ten vast national pastures and imposed strict laws to protect them.Within the jurisdiction of the yuan dynasty,cattle were divided into three categories:yellow cattle,buffalo and yak.In the yuan dynasty,farmers’ progress in raising and cultivating cattle was reflected in their deeper recognition of ruminant habits of cattle,and their more complete functions of cold-resistant cattle clothing and cattle house.However,the meticulous feeding method and care in captivity increased the cost of feeding cattle.The yuan dynasty inherited the customs of the previous regime,but also wrote the harsh customs of the grassland into the law,restricting the ruling areas of various ethnic groups.During this period,the government also carried out a national lottery system on the grasslands,which brought some inconvenience.The use of cattle by the yuan people was still meat and milk and animal power.The Mongolian and semu people who accepted the theory of health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine did not have the same rich moral feelings towards cattle as the han people.In terms of the utilization of animal power,the invention and creation of cattle set tools provided technical support for the change of cattle farming form in this period.As an organizational way of agricultural production,a considerable amount of cattle farming resources were also invested in stockpiling,which was provided by the official,and the abuse of private use appeared in the actual use. |
