Fine Arts and Archaeology (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Yan Juanying, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This series is a compilation of classic works by Taiwanese scholars in the field of Chinese history over the past fifty years, divided into thirteen topics and fourteen volumes, respectively:
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Professor Huang Kuan-chong, Professor Xing Yi-tian of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, and Professor Deng Xiao-nan of the Center for Medieval Chinese History, Peking University, served as the general editors. Each topic is edited by a Taiwanese scholar with deep expertise in the field. Each volume includes a preface by the general editor and an introduction by the volume editor. The purpose of the introductions is to summarize the internal and external contexts and major developments of Taiwanese Chinese history research in different stages, and to introduce the authors and papers in the current volume. Some introductions focus on introducing the included papers and authors or the reasons for their selection, while others emphasize global trends in historical research, and some center on the volume editor's perspectives on a particular field, each with its own. After each article, a brief author bio and the original publication data of the article are provided for interested readers to further research. The series gathers renowned works by many international scholars. Elderly scholars such as Yan Gengwang, Lao Gan, Fu Lecheng, and Dai Yanhui, contemporary eminent historians such as Yu Yingshi, Xu Zhuoyun, Lu Yao-dong, and Mao Han-guang, as well as middle-aged and young scholars with a strong Western academic background such as Chen Ruoshui and Yan Juanying, are all included. It brings together representative works of several generations of Taiwanese scholars over half a century, truly a gathering of distinguished scholars and outstanding works. The general selection principle for the articles in this series is to prioritize recently published works to showcase the latest trends and achievements. However, each volume has its own variations. Some volumes, such as Life and Culture, include nearly all papers from the past decade, while others, like Institutions and the State, include more works from several decades ago. This reflects the shift in research focus and centers in Taiwanese Chinese history studies. Due to various limitations, exchanges between scholars from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, access to information, and the availability of relevant papers have faced certain difficulties. Domestic scholars and researchers have long called for timely access to the research of Taiwanese scholars, which is the primary motivation for the publication of this series. There are significant differences between Taiwan and mainland China in the study of Chinese history. Taiwanese scholars, deeply influenced by Western Sinology while also being very familiar with Chinese culture, bring more innovation and vitality. In terms of research topics, in addition to traditional subjects, Taiwanese historians have established unique themes such as medical history and body history, which have attracted attention from the international historical community. The publication of the Series on Taiwanese Scholars' Research on Chinese History should provide domestic historians with new materials, information, and points of focus, and will have a very positive impact on academic exchanges and interactions between the two sides. This volume includes fourteen essays, representing part of the achievements of Taiwanese art history scholars across different generations. Over the past four decades, the study of Chinese art history in Taiwan has been closely related to the National Palace Museum and relevant academic circles in the United States. Since the early 20th century, the opening of the former Qing imperial collection at the Palace Museum to the public in 1925 provided a crucial resource of ancient artistic cultural heritage. However, from an academic history perspective, the study of Chinese art history has received far less attention than archaeology, which focuses on uncovering underground cultural assets.