Classical Literature Studies of China's Ethnic Minorities

Author: edited by Zhu Chongxian
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Publishing Date: 2006-03-22
Features: Throughout Chinese history, ethnic minorities have created and used nearly 30 types of scripts, leaving behind rich cultural archives and documentary materials. This textbook, compiled by the Department of Ethnic Ancient Documents and Literature of the School of Language and Literature at Minzu University of China, has been listed by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission as a "High-Quality Textbook Project" for higher education institutions. The book is composed of chapters such as Introduction, The Origins and Characteristics of Ancient Scripts and Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Accumulation and Loss of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Types and Characteristics of Carriers of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Classification of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Editions and Binding of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Collation of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, Introduction to the Collation of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Translation and Annotation of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Protection and Development and Utilization of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, The Protection and Development and Utilization of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities, and The Survey of Classical Documents of China's Ethnic Minorities. It highlights the distinctive features of classical documents in terms of multi-script, multi-language, and cross-regional compatibility. Classical documents of nearly 30 ethnic minority scripts are listed and introduced to varying degrees, providing a comprehensive display of the basic characteristics of ethnic classical documents.