Northwest Ethnic Studies · Volume 1

Author: Zhou Weizhou
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: This book discusses the origin, spread, and Turpan culture of karez in the history of Northwest ethnic groups, studies the Xixia edition of the 《》 dictionary, annotates and interprets the Han-era inscriptions on the Wusun bamboo slips found at the Dunhuang Xuanquan Site, translates and annotates the Brahmi Indian inscriptions of the history of the Uyghurs, and more. It also includes the interpretation of the Tang-era epitaph of Lady Murong unearthed in Yuzhong, Gansu, research on the irrigation channels of the Yuan-era Yijinai Road found in the 《Black City Manuscripts》, an initial exploration of the Aishan Canal in the Northern Wei period, and discussions on the ideological foundations of the Qianlong Emperor's religious policies in Tibet and the imperial enfeoffment of the Jebtsundamba Khutughtu by the Chinese government after the signing of the 《Sino-Russian-Mongolian Convention》. All of these are works that fill gaps in the field.