A Study on the Compilation of China's Provinces "The Local Chronicles of China"

Aijing Deng; Yunxi Yang; Fangyang Shuai

doi:10.62177/chst.v1i2.62

Authors

Aijing Deng School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710127, China
Yunxi Yang School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710127, China
Fangyang Shuai School of Foreign Languages, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710127, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62177/chst.v1i2.62

Keywords:

The local Chronicles of China, Toa Dobunkai, Toa Dobunshoin, Area Studies

Abstract

The local Chronicles of China is a unique Japanese compilation of China's provinces, which provides a detailed account of various aspects of Chinese society at the beginning of the twentieth century. The article on the basis of analyzing the purpose of its compilation, sources of information, composition of its contents, and characteristics of its accounts, has made an evaluation of the book from the perspective of Area Studies, and pointed out its significance as a reference for our future engagement in Area Studies.

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