Complete Collection of Chinese Desert Governance (Volumes 1-4)

Author: Li Wenhai
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Publication Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This series primarily collects famine relief documents published during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Those published during the Republican era but documenting events from the Qing dynasty or earlier are also included. The documents in this series are arranged chronologically based on their publication date or first printing, with entries organized by volume and source. For those whose compilation or printing years are temporarily uncertain, they are placed at the end of relevant periods or dynasties for further research. The documents collected generally use manuscript or early printed editions as the basis. For easier reading, the series is reorganized in simplified horizontal type and punctuated with current standard punctuation marks. While preserving the original form of the documents, no changes are made to correct errors, omissions, or discrepancies in the original texts. Instead, corrected characters are marked with square brackets before and after the original text.