Xiamen Gazetteer

Author: Chen Jiaping
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: As one of the series "Xiamen Cultural Series," "Xiamen Gazetteer" is a small book that combines scientific, informative, and entertaining elements, focusing on the geography of Xiamen. The title is not "Xiamen Geography" to distinguish it from general school textbooks on local geography. In "Xiamen Gazetteer," the author introduces natural geography, historical geography, economic geography, and toponymy with new perspectives and methods. It includes both horizontal examinations and vertical comparisons. Mr. Chen Jiaping and Mr. Zhang reviewed and revised the book repeatedly from start to finish, finally completing it on schedule. The book also includes Mr. Fang Wentu's explanations of Xiamen place names (i.e., Chapter 3), which readers are sure to find interesting. Additionally, the book appends relevant sections from "Lujiang Zhi" and "Xiamen Zhi" for reference and study. The publication of "Xiamen Gazetteer" will contribute to promoting Xiamen's traditional culture, supporting the rise of Xiamen as a special economic zone, fostering the synchronized development of cultural undertakings and economic construction, and driving the growth of tourism and the improvement of humanistic qualities in Xiamen.