Yunnan Historical Records Compilation, Volume 12

Author: Fang Guoyu
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Features: The Yunnan Historical Materials Series is rich in content, comprehensive, and detailed, making it the largest and most extensive, systematic, and reliable series of historical materials on Yunnan to date. 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 classics. It includes essential works for studying the history of Yunnan, such as Fan Chuo's Yunnan Records and The Wild History of the Nanzhou, Feng Su's Yunnan Examinations, and others. There are also rare materials that are difficult for ordinary people to find, such as The Outline of Yunnan, Zhang Yunsu's Memorial Drafts, 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. Some chapters are compiled from scattered materials in important documents, such as records of Yunnan in The Complete Library of the Mingshi, The Jade Sea, The Annals of the Yuan Dynasty, excerpts from various biographies in The Yuan Dynasty History, records of Yunnan in The Ming History, and records of Yunnan in The Ming Imperial Regulations. It also includes the full texts of important historical records related to Yunnan, such as The Huayang Records·South Central Records, The Comprehensive Geography of the Yuan Dynasty·Yunnan Province, The Journey of Marco Polo·Yunnan Journey, The Universal Atlas, The Unified Atlas of the Ming Dynasty, The Atlas of the Territory of the Ming Dynasty, and The Atlas of Historical Geography. There are also numerous chapters about Yunnan scattered in various books, covering politics, economy, military, culture, ethnicity, geography, society, religion, border affairs, and more. Professor Fang emphasized the importance of artifacts and documents, including inscriptions, cliff carvings, pagodas, and stone inscriptions from various historical periods. In the past, people often lamented the difficulty of finding historical materials on Yunnan. Now, facing the magnificent Yunnan Historical Materials Series, one can hardly help but be inspired. Through the unremitting efforts of several generations of Yunnan scholars, a treasure trove for studying the history of Yunnan has finally been compiled. The compilation and publication of the Yunnan Historical Materials Series 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.