Geographical Records of Succession (8 Volumes)

Author: Wang Xiangzhi
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Record of Geography (Yudi Jisheng) is a large-scale geographical compendium written privately, documenting the territories, prefectures, states, military commands, and administrative divisions of the Southern Song Dynasty. Below these, it includes 12 categories such as administrative changes of prefectures and states, administrative changes of counties, customs and local attractions, scenic spots, historical sites, officials, figures, immortals and Buddhist monks, inscriptions, poems, and four-six prose. This book is an important source for studying geography before the Southern Song Dynasty. Due to its extensive compilation of figures, inscriptions, and literary works, it also holds significant historical and literary value. The book is extremely rare and was not included in the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries. This reprint edition features an introduction written by Professor Zou Yilin of Fudan University, which elaborates on the book's editions and value. The book is followed by indexes of place names, person names, and inscriptions.