Yellow River Gems Chronicle

Author: Zuo Huiyuan
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Publish Date: 1999-11-01
Features: The Yellow River has a long history, and the history of its governance is also long-standing. Over thousands of years, the achievements of the people in the Yellow River Basin in their struggles with the river have been recorded on many stone inscriptions and monuments. These inscriptions and epitaphs that document the river's course, water conditions, disasters, as well as flood control, irrigation, navigation, and water management practices, are a precious legacy left to us by our predecessors. The Yellow River Inscriptions and Stones attempts to collect the historical experiences of the people on both banks of the Yellow River in governing it, providing references for current and future efforts in managing the river. This book collects over two hundred stone inscriptions and epitaphs from various dynasties related to the Yellow River's course, water conditions, disasters, and governance, including those carved and erected during the Western Han, Tang, and Song dynasties.