Gisoumai (English spelling) yi-cang-mi; i-ts`ang-mi

Japanese: 義倉米 - ぎそうまい(英語表記)yi-cang-mi; i-ts`ang-mi
Gisoumai (English spelling) yi-cang-mi; i-ts`ang-mi
In China, storehouses that store grain in peacetime in preparation for poor harvests are called gikura, and the grain itself is called gikuramai. They began in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and were used to prepare for disasters by accumulating land taxes levied on farmers. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, they were run by donations from the wealthy.

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Japanese:
中国で凶作にそなえて平時より穀物をたくわえておく倉を義倉,穀物を義倉米という。隋,唐に始り,農民に課する地税を蓄積し災害にそなえた。明,清では富裕な層の寄付による運営がみられる。

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