Collected Works on Early Western Xia Studies Abroad (Volume 1)

Author: Sun Bojun (Compiler)
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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 literature. Articles that simply describe historical facts from Chinese historical records are not included. However, Wei Weilie’s paper, A Study of Ancient Buddhist Inscriptions in Jiuyong Pass in North China, is an exception as it is the first reference mentioned when discussing the history of Western Xia studies in Europe.
——Each paper included has been translated into Chinese. The original titles, sources, and related notes are annotated in the translated titles.
——Printing errors in Chinese characters and Arabic numerals in the original text have been corrected in the translation without additional annotations. Knowledge-based errors limited by the research level at the time are marked with "Translator’s Note," while others are retained for readers to discern and study.