Yunnan Historical Records Collection, Volume 7

Author: Fang Guoyu
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Features: The Yunnan Historical Materials Collected is rich in content, comprehensive, and detailed, making it the largest series of historical materials in Yunnan to date, the most extensive, systematic, and reliable. It includes all specialized books, volumes, articles, and entries related to the history of Yunnan. The entire series consists of 10 volumes, approximately 10 million words, and comprehensively and systematically collects nearly 400 types of historical materials about Yunnan from pre-Qin to the late Qing Dynasty in Chinese ancient texts. There are essential books for studying the history of Yunnan, such as Fan Chuo's Records of Yunnan and The Wild History of Nanzhou, Feng Su's Yunnan Examination, and others. There are also rare materials that are difficult for ordinary people to find, such as Yunnan Outline, Memorials of Zhang Yunsu, Chen Can's Remnants of Official Life in Yunnan, Yang Shen's Travel Notes in Yunnan, Huang Chengyuan's Memorials on Yunnan's Southern Border Affairs, and others. There are also specialized articles compiled from scattered materials in important documents, such as The Complete Library of the Imperial Court on Yunnan, The Jade Sea on Yunnan, Annals of the Yuan Dynasty on Yunnan, excerpts from various biographies in The Yuan Dynasty History on Yunnan, The Ming Dynasty History on Yunnan, The Ming Imperial Regulations on Yunnan, and The National Records on Yunnan. It also includes the full text of the Yunnan Provincial Administration Office in important historical records, such as The Huayang Records·South Central, Yuan Hunyi·Yunnan Province, The Journey of Marco Polo·Yunnan Journey, Comprehensive Atlas of the World, Unified Atlas of the Ming Dynasty, Atlas of the Territory, and Annals of Historical Geography. There are also a large number of chapters about Yunnan scattered in various books, covering politics, economy, military, culture, ethnicity, geography, society, religion, border affairs, and more. Mr. Fang emphasized the importance of artifacts and documents, and included many inscriptions, cliff carvings, stupas, and stone inscriptions from different historical periods. In the past, people lamented the difficulty of finding historical materials in Yunnan, but now, facing the magnificent Yunnan Historical Materials Collected, they are filled with excitement. Yunnan scholars, through relentless efforts over several generations, have finally compiled a treasure trove for the study of Yunnan history. The compilation and publication of The Yunnan Historical Materials Collected is both a summary of Yunnan historical materials work and a milestone in the study of Yunnan history. It will guide people to new heights, open new perspectives, and create new brilliance in the study and research of Yunnan history. This book will also provide a solid foundation for understanding Yunnan, studying Yunnan, leveraging Yunnan's advantages, and establishing a cultural and ethnic province.