Collected Papers on Early Western Xia Studies Abroad. 2

Author: Sun Bojun
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book collects Western Xia studies papers from foreign journals between 1925 and 1940, arranged in chronological order of publication. The papers included in this book only involve the study of Western Xia language, script, artifacts, and literature, and articles that simply describe historical facts based on Chinese historical records are not included. However, Wei Weilie's article "A Study of Ancient Buddhist Inscriptions in Jiuyong Pass in North China" is an exception, as although it does not mention Western Xia, it is the first reference that later scholars must cite when discussing the history of Western Xia studies in Europe. Each paper included in this book has been translated into Chinese, and the original titles, sources, and related explanations are noted in the annotations of the translated titles. Typographical errors in Chinese characters and Arabic numerals in the original text have been corrected directly in the translation without additional notes. Knowledge-based errors that arose due to the limitations of scientific research at the time are marked with "Translator's Note," while others are retained as they are for readers to discern and study.