Guangxu Shuntian Prefecture Gazetteer

Author: (Qing) Zhou Jiamei
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Publishing Date: 2001-02-01
Features: The "Guangxu Shuntianfu Zhi" is one of the most complete sets of local chronicles preserved in the collection (ZQ1-1-1076—1139). It was compiled by establishing an office in the fifth year of the Guangxu reign (1879) and completed in the twelfth year (1886), comprising one hundred and thirty volumes. The book dedicates a significant portion to describing the waterways and water conservancy conditions of Shuntianfu, as well as its historical evolution and administrative practices, which are recorded from the Zhou Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty. It is a monumental work for the late Qing decline period. This set of chronicles provides us with systematic and comprehensive historical materials, holding important practical value.