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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Songrot on 2025-06-23 21:42:38+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Late Empire of China banned Mining because of the traditional cosmological beliefs which regarded the land as a sacred legacy. This ban was lifted in 19th century in order to oppose European and American colonial imperialism and invasion