Selected Works of Lu Xun (Volume 8)

Author: Lu Xun
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Publish Date: 1998-01-01
Features: Editor's Recommendation: In 1903, China's brief discussion on geology Preface To explore a country is not difficult. Enter its territory, search its markets, and there is not a single self-made precise topographic map—it is not a civilized country. There is not a single self-made precise geological map (including geophysical and soil maps)—it is not a civilized country. Not only that; it will likely turn into a lifeless stone, for later generations to caress and sigh over, and be named a sacred place for the extinction of species. O our vast, beautiful, and lovable China! Yet it is indeed the earthly paradise and the cradle of civilization. All sciences have long been developed, let alone the minor skill of surveying and mapping. Yet why do those who draw topographic maps have multiple maps, yet their boundaries do not align when collected? Rivers viewed from above