China Folk Custom Cultural Relics Dictionary

Author: Song Zhaolin / Gao Ke / Zhang Jianxin (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This dictionary is a large-scale reference book that combines academic rigor, informational value, and cultural artifact appreciation. Primarily text-based with supplementary photographs or illustrations, it includes 8,175 entries on folk cultural artifacts of 56 ethnic groups in China, accompanied by 3,733 images. The dictionary is organized into 16 categories based on the uses of folk cultural artifacts, with each category further divided into entries by ethnic groups (listed in order of their primary distribution regions from north to south). Entries may use either common Chinese names or phonetic Chinese characters of ethnic language names, depending on the context, without strict uniformity. The explanations in the dictionary employ modern written language, striving for grammatical accuracy and conciseness. Arabic numerals are used where appropriate for numerical values, and modern legal measurement units are employed where suitable for measurements. Dates after 1912 are recorded in the Common Era, while those before are annotated with historical dates alongside the Common Era. The appendix includes the Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, Brief Table of the Distribution of China's Ethnic Minorities, Brief Table of Ethnic Autonomous Regions at County Level and Above in China, List of Key Cultural Relics Protection Units of the State, List of Ethnic Folk Custom and Museum in China, and List of Major Festivals of Ethnic Groups in China.