A Map Atlas of the History of China - Volume 1 (Hardcover Edition)

Author: Guo Moruo
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Publish Date: 1996-06-01
Features: This atlas includes maps related to the period from primitive society to the Opium War. It features maps of primitive society site distribution, administrative divisions of various dynasties in slave and feudal societies, historical ethnic distribution and migration maps, maps of wars in different dynasties, maps of historical Sino-foreign transportation, and maps reflecting economic development, among others. In short, it strives to reflect the major class struggles and productive struggles of the people of all ethnic groups in Chinese history in the form of maps, giving readers of the "Historical Draft" a more concrete understanding of the regions where people lived during specific historical periods. Traditional woodblock historical maps in China often used red and black overprinting to compare the differences between ancient and modern place names. This method is excellent, as it allows us to understand historical changes from the perspective of modern geography, deepening our specific understanding of history. Except for the map of primitive society site distribution, we have used color differentiation with ancient and modern comparisons. We believe this is a good method for compiling historical maps.