Transition of Rice Cultural Practices during Chosun Dynasty through Old References II. Investigation of Rice Culture Practice in Ancient China

주요 고농서를 통한 조선시대의 도작기술 전개과정 연구 II. 고대중국의 도작기술 개요 탐색

The rice culture techniques of the ancient China which have played a key role directly and indirectly, in development of ancient farming and its techniques of Korea, were established before Christ in terms of dry-farming and the spirit of the farming-first principle. Especially techniques of rice culture were developed by cultivation methods for deep plowing, storage of water and preservation use of soil fertility. Therefore, the techniques of transplanting methods, seeding in rows, use of iron-made farming tools and dam construction for irrigation were advanced. And rice varieties were differentiated to avoid disasters or to supply of rice for various uses in many areas. Also, because north China was the origin of Chinese agriculture in which population density was low and flat land was wide that were the cradle of Chinese agriculture, ‘Hwayungsunubeob’(firing and drawning weed control method) and fallowing were quickened as intensive techniques of rice culture. In connection with the view of agricuture with 'the theory of the cosmic dual forces and the five primary substances' of Han Mooje and Chamwye scholars, the techniques of seeding and selection of crops were gradually developed. From ‘Jeminyosul’ of the 6th century to ‘Wangjongnongseo’ of the 14th century, the techniques of rice culture have been developed continuously and additively, but were not improved thereafter Won dynasty. From this point of time, the time of agriculture in the end of Koryo age and by ‘Nongsajiksul’ were initiated.

우리나라 고대농업과 기술을 형성하는 데 직접간접으로 기간역할을 해 왔던 고대중국의 도작기술은, 이미 한전농법과 농본관(정신)을 기원전에 완성하였으며, 특히 심경과 정수 및 토양비옥도 유지를 위한 경전법을 중심으로 도작기술이 발전되었고, 따라서 이앙법, 정조식 심종법, 철제농기구 사용, 수리를 위한 피당 축조기술이 앞섰고, 다양한 지역에서 재해를 회피하거나 다양한 용도의 품질공급을 위하여 벼 품종의 분화가 잘이루어져 왔다. 또한 중국농업의 발상지가 화북이었기 때문에 인희지광의 특성에 맞는 조방적 도작기술로서 화경수누법과 세역법이 태동되었고, 한무제와 ‘참위’학자들의 음역오행설이 농업관과 연계되면서 파종이나 작목선택에 대한 기술이 만술적으로 발달한 경향도 있었다. AD 6세기경의 $\ulcorner$제민요술$\lrcorner$부터 14세기의 왕복 $\ulcorner$농서$\lrcorner$에 이르기까지 도작기술은 지속적, 상가적으로 분화발달되어 왔으나 원대 이후에는 정체된 경향이었다. 이 시점에서 우리나라의 여말 농업과 $\ulcorner$농사직설$\lrcorner$시대가 시작되었다.