China Meteorological Disaster Dictionary: Gansu Volume

Author: Editorial Committee of the Series
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This volume is dedicated to recording the historical facts of meteorological disasters in Gansu Province. It spans from ancient times to the present, with a focus on modern history, employing a factual and straightforward approach to authentically reflect the history and current state of meteorological disasters in Gansu. The time span of this volume covers nearly 3,000 years, with meteorological disaster records increasing in quantity and complexity over time. For this reason, the historical records are divided into four periods: Ancient Times – 1368 AD, 1368 AD – 1911 AD, 1912 AD – 1949 AD, and 1949 AD – 2000 AD. Due to historical changes in the geographical scope and administrative divisions of the province, as well as significant differences in measurement units between ancient and modern times, an appendix has been compiled to provide relevant knowledge for readers' convenience. The appendix also includes some poems and photographs related to meteorological disasters in Gansu for reference. The style of this volume is consistently written in prose and narrative form. Ancient disaster records are generally entered as originally written. When quoting classical texts, simplified characters are used uniformly according to the "Total List of Simplified Characters" published by the state in 1986, except for a few with specific meanings that are retained in traditional characters. The meteorological scientific terms and terminology used in this volume follow the "Terminology of Atmospheric Sciences" published in 1996. Unofficial or non-unified terms are used according to common usage; place names follow those approved by the Chinese Geographical Names Commission, with common aliases optionally enclosed in parentheses when necessary.