From 'Substitute Foods' to 'Dining Sovereignty': Decoding Xiamen's Survival Wisdom through Grain Archives
Geographic Connections Key locations mentioned: Xiamen, Longxi, Zhangzhou, Haicheng, Zhangpu, Yunxiao, Zhao’an, Yongan, Qingning, Longyan, Fuzhou, Majiang, Wucun, Lüdao, Miaoxiang, and Meirengong. Here’s a number that stopped me cold: in 1935, only 16% of the flour imported into Xiamen stayed in the city. The other 84% had to be resold to the inland towns of southern Fujian. An island city that couldn’t feed itself. For most of the 20th century, Xiamen’s biggest fight wasn’t with any army. It was with an empty stomach. ...