Collected Papers on Early Western Xia Studies Abroad. 1

Author: Sun Bojun
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Publishing Date: 2005-10-01
Features:
——This book collects Western Xia studies papers from foreign journals before 1920, arranged in chronological order. Papers after 1921 will be compiled separately.
——The papers included in this book only cover the study of Western Xia language, script, artifacts, and documents. Articles that simply describe historical facts from Chinese historical texts are not included. However, Wei Wilei’s paper, "A Study of Ancient Buddhist Inscriptions in Jiuyong Pass in North China," is an exception. Although it does not discuss Western Xia, it is the first paper that later scholars must mention when discussing the history of Western Xia studies in Europe, so it is included in this book.
——Each paper included has been translated into Chinese. The original titles, sources, and related explanations are noted in the annotations of the translated titles.
——Printing errors in Chinese characters and Arabic numerals in the original text have been corrected in the translation without additional notes. Knowledge-based errors that have been resolved due to limited scientific research at the time are marked with "Translator’s Note." Other errors are retained as they are, for readers to discern and study.