tún​tián

to station garrisons to farm

屯田 tún//tián
to station garrisons to farm
(historical) to station soldiers or recruit farmers to reclaim wasteland and grow food in areas where troops are garrisoned; a system of self-sufficient military agricultural colonies
garrison fields
(historical) land farmed by soldiers or farmers under the military agricultural colony system
government post name
(historical) a title for government officials in various dynasties who were in charge of land reclamation and agricultural administration

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