Kychanov E. Irrigation in the Tangut State of Xi Xia (982—1227) // Talking about Dunhuang on the Riverside of the Neva / 涅瓦河邊談敦煌. Ed. by TAKATA Tokio / 高田時雄編. Institute ror Research in Humanities Kyoto University / 京都大學人文科學研究所 2012. P. 1—19.
In spite of the fact that the Xi Xia territory of the Tangut state consisted mostly of mountains, desert, and semi-desert regions, a significant part of the country was suitable for agriculture. Soil along the Huang He River from Yinchuan to Lanzhou was cultivated from ancient times and yielded a good harvest; Nanshan and Xining were also fertile territories...
On May 16, 2018, at the Far Eastern Studies Seminar organized by the Department of Far Eastern Studies of the IOM RAS, Dr. Yu.V. Boltach will submit her presentation ''Samguk yusa": Problems of the Text Translation.
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