Compendium of Chinese Ethnic Historical Materials

Author: Pan Guangdan (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2005-02-01
Features: Pan Guangdan is a renowned Chinese sociologist, ethnologist, and educator, possessing a profound foundation in both Chinese and Western studies. This book is the result of over a decade of effort by Mr. Pan and has been included in the National Ancient Books Compilation Project of the 15th Five-Year Plan. The main text of the book uses traditional Chinese characters. The font of the quoted materials generally follows the original book, preserving variant characters as they appeared in the source, such as //, ///, /, /, etc. The appendices use simplified characters. The brackets [] in the quoted materials indicate additions by the compiler based on the context. The parentheses () in the main text may contain original annotations or explanations added by the compiler. Ellipses () are used for omissions in the quoted materials of the main text. Abbreviations in the quoted annotations are often shortened without ellipses. The ethnic classification materials following the "General Index" are arranged in Pinyin order by ethnic group names. The materials under each heading are generally arranged in chronological order of content, mirroring the adjacent cards from the original source. However, multiple entries recorded on the same card are kept in their original order without being split or rearranged.