Draft Annotations on Thirteen Border Records of the Five Dynasties, Song, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties

Author: Jia Jingyan
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: The entire manuscript is organized into thirteen chapters, with approximately 300,000 words. Among them, one is from the Later Jin period of the Five Dynasties, three are from the Yuan Dynasty (Wang Yun, Zhang Dehui, and Zhou Boqi), and the majority are from the Song Dynasty (Hu Qiao, Lu Zhen, Wang Zeng, Xu Kuangzong, and Wang Ji). Most of the major travel accounts about the northeastern frontier regions before the Ming Dynasty are included here. Jia has, with his own relatively complete academic system and unique style, meticulously compared and analyzed them, delving into details and appending his own insights. Each chapter follows the original text as the main framework, with original notes listed next, followed by his own annotations. The annotations are marked as "Yan's Analysis" or not, and are presented in a clear and orderly manner, especially convenient for readers. The explanatory text ranges from a few words to hundreds or even thousands, leaving gaps where necessary without forcing oneself to claim knowledge of the unknown. When presenting arguments, historical evidence is cited to support his views, and sometimes he alludes to ideas without fully elaborating, leaving room for future scholars to explore.