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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Tracing Minyue Kingdom’s roads with LCP

Figure 6. Reconstruction results of ancient roads during the Minyue Kingdom period in the present-day Fujian province, China
Source: Drawing by the authors.
the Minyue Kingdom. Our results identified several key network spanning over 10,000 km. Key military routes
routes that played significant roles during the Minyue era, comprised a significant portion of these pathways,
facilitating various aspects of military logistics, economic utilized during confrontations with neighboring
trade, and cultural exchange. regions. In addition, the network supported economic
(i) Spatial analysis and road reconstruction: The activities such as trade and agriculture.
integration of GIS technologies allowed for the (ii) Identification of key nodes: This analysis involved
detailed mapping of ancient pathways, revealing a pinpointing several critical nodes along the roads,

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