Research on Bamboo Slips: 2002-2003

Author: Li Xueqin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The 20th century was an era of major discoveries in bamboo and silk documents, especially the significant finds since the 1970s, which shocked both Chinese and international academia. Today, bamboo and silk studies have become a specialized field, alongside oracle bone studies and Dunhuang studies, regarded as international disciplines of prominence. To promote the development of bamboo and silk studies, the Institute of Bamboo and Silk Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has successively edited and published Bamboo and Silk Studies (Volumes 1-3), Bamboo and Silk Studies 2001, and Bamboo and Silk Studies Translation Series (Volumes 1-2), all of which have received unanimous praise from the academic community. The present volume, Bamboo and Silk Studies 2002, 2003, compiles cutting-edge research in bamboo and silk studies in recent years. The papers included in this book range from micro-level textual research to macro-level interpretations, offering valuable references for experts in history, philosophy, archaeology, paleography, ancient scriptology, and a broad readership.