Read History and Geography Notes (Complete 12 volumes)

Author: He Cijun (Qing Dynasty)
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Publishing Date: March 1, 2005
Features: A Compendium of Historical Geography is a geographical work from the early Qing Dynasty. Its original title was A Compendium of Historical Geography Based on Twenty-One Histories. It was compiled by Gu Zugu (1631–1692). Gu Zugu, styled Jingfan, was known as Mr. Wanxi, and was from Wuxi, Jiangsu. He began compiling the book in the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era (1659) and completed it over a span of twenty years. The book consists of one hundred and thirty volumes. The first nine volumes describe the historical changes and geographical trends of dynasties. The next one hundred and fourteen volumes detail the famous mountains, major rivers, strategic passes, and the territories, administrative divisions, historical sites, and geographical features of the thirteen provinces and cities under the Ming Dynasty, as well as the frontier guards and garrisons within their borders. It also records historical events, examines changes, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of warfare and defense. The following six volumes focus on the differences between rivers and streams, detailing the sources and courses of the rivers mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Rivers and the Grand Canal and maritime routes. The final volume discusses the celestial regions. Additionally, there is an appendix titled A Concise Guide to Maps, which includes four volumes with maps of the two capitals, the thirteen provinces and cities, the nine borders, the Yellow River, maritime transport, the Grand Canal, as well as maps of Korea, Annam, coastal regions, and deserts. The book references over one hundred historical records, general histories, and local gazetteers, compiling the achievements of historical geography before the Ming Dynasty and was praised at the time as "a book unparalleled in thousands of years." The manuscript was completed during the Shunzhi and Kangxi eras of the Qing Dynasty, but the content was limited to the territories and administrative divisions and historical events before the late Ming Dynasty. The published version underwent minor revisions before and after its publication, resulting in slight differences between the manuscript, manuscript copies, and published versions. Early Qing published versions also had revisions. The manuscript is now preserved in the Shanghai Library, along with multiple manuscript and published copies. The earliest published version from the sixteenth year of the Jiaqing era (1811) by Long Wanyu's Fugeng Pavilion is the currently circulated version. A Compendium of Historical Geography is a geographical work from the early Qing Dynasty. Its original title was A Compendium of Historical Geography Based on Twenty-One Histories. It was compiled by Gu Zugu (1631–1692). Gu Zugu, styled Jingfan, was known as Mr. Wanxi, and was from Wuxi, Jiangsu. He began compiling the book in the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era (1659) and completed it over a span of twenty years. The book consists of one hundred and thirty volumes. The first nine volumes describe the historical changes and geographical trends of dynasties. The next one hundred and fourteen volumes detail the famous mountains, major rivers, strategic passes, and the territories, administrative divisions, historical sites, and geographical features of the thirteen provinces and cities under the Ming Dynasty, as well as the frontier guards and garrisons within their borders. It also records historical events, examines changes, and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of warfare and defense. The following six volumes focus on the differences between rivers and streams, detailing the sources and courses of the rivers mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Rivers and the Grand Canal and maritime routes. The final volume discusses the celestial regions. Additionally, there is an appendix titled A Concise Guide to Maps, which includes four volumes with maps of the two capitals, the thirteen provinces and cities, the nine borders, the Yellow River, maritime transport, the Grand Canal, as well as maps of Korea, Annam, coastal regions, and deserts. The book references over one hundred historical records, general histories, and local gazetteers, compiling the achievements of historical geography before the Ming Dynasty and was praised at the time as "a book unparalleled in thousands of years." The manuscript was completed during the Shunzhi and Kangxi eras of the Qing Dynasty, but the content was limited to the territories and administrative divisions and historical events before the late Ming Dynasty. The published version underwent minor revisions before and after its publication, resulting in slight differences between the manuscript, manuscript copies, and published versions. Early Qing published versions also had revisions. The manuscript is now preserved in the Shanghai Library, along with multiple manuscript and published copies. The earliest published version from the sixteenth year of the Jiaqing era (1811) by Long Wanyu's Fugeng Pavilion is the currently circulated version.