Book of Han - Records of the Western Regions - Geographical Interpretation

Author: Cen Zhongmian
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Professor Cen Zhongmian (1886-1961) was a renowned modern historian of China, dedicated to historical research throughout his life. He made outstanding contributions in various fields such as the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties, pre-Qin history, ancient textual studies, Sino-Western exchanges and ethnic relations, as well as historical and geographical. He was highly respected by the academic community both in China and abroad. To understand where ancient place names are today, one must first determine their original or corresponding pinyin. In various regions of the Western Regions, pinyin languages were largely used, and the same Chinese translation of a name could have as many as twenty or thirty variations. Even when it comes to pinyin writing, there could be several different spelling methods. With so many variant translations, it is difficult to memorize them.