History of the territorial evolution of China

Author: Gu Jiegang
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Publish Date: 1999-07-01
Features: This book is a part of the second series of the "History of Chinese Culture" series published by the Commercial Press in 1938. It narrates the territorial divisions of China since the legendary Yellow Emperor, with traces of regional divisions appearing as early as that time. The territorial scope of the Xia Dynasty had a certain range, extending west to Huayin, east to the upper reaches of the Jishui River, north to present-day Changzhi County in Shanxi Province, and south to the western part of Henan Province. The book focuses on the territorial changes of various dynasties, including the Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period states, Warring States Period, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing, up to the early years of the establishment of the Republic of China. It also details the reforms in local administrative systems during each dynasty. The book is accompanied by 31 tables and 27 maps.