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A Study on the Land and Water Pathway Along Lancang-Mekong River in the Ancient Dali Kingdom

Li Weiwei1   

  1. 1. Library of Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671003, China;2. School of International Studies, Central China Normal University,
    Wuhan 430079, China
  • Received:2017-08-30 Revised:2017-09-06 Online:2018-01-15 Published:2018-01-15

Abstract: In the period of Dali Kingdom, after the land and water pathway along Lancang-Mekong River was opened by the Nanzhao
government with force, neighboring countries had constructed a convenient transportation network, with which the Dali kingdom had
established its foreign relationships with other Southeast Asian countries. Although the pathway was faced with a geopolitical dilemma,
generally it has promoted the interconnections among the ancient countries in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin.

Key words: Dali Kingdom, Lancang-Mekong River, pathway, interconnection