Historical Atlas of China
Encyclopedia
There have been many sets of atlas of the historical
place-names of China
named The Historical Atlas of China. Among them, two versions published during the 1980s are still used by today's students and scholars alike as a historical atlas
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s (箭内亙; 1875-1926) and Wada Sei (和田清; 1890-1963), was published in 1973 in Taipei
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This single-volume work is out-of-print today and also not very influential.
in 1980 and 1983.
Unlike many other historical maps that placed emphasis on placenames, this set of maps contained many restorations of historical sites.
between 1982-1988. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total.
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
place-names of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
named The Historical Atlas of China. Among them, two versions published during the 1980s are still used by today's students and scholars alike as a historical atlas
Historical atlas
A historical atlas is an atlas that includes historical maps and charts depicting the evolving geopolitical landscape. They are helpful in understanding historical context, the scope and scale of historical events and historical subjects , and macro-history...
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Historical Atlas of China (1973)
Historical Atlas of China (中國歷史地圖), based on The Historical Atlas of Eastern Asian History (東洋読史地図; 1941) of JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
s (箭内亙; 1875-1926) and Wada Sei (和田清; 1890-1963), was published in 1973 in Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
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This single-volume work is out-of-print today and also not very influential.
Historical Atlas of China (1980)
Historical Atlas of China (中國歷史地圖) is a 2-volume work published in TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in 1980 and 1983.
- Editors-in-chief: Cheng Kuang-Yu (程光裕) and Hsu Sheng-Mo (徐聖謨).
- Publisher: Chinese Culture UniversityChinese Culture UniversityChinese Culture University is a private, Taiwanese university located on Yang Ming Mountain in the Shilin District of Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 students...
Press
- Volume 1: Historical territories.
- Volume 2: Major cities, economic maps, irrigation and transportation networks, social changes, artifacts, wars.
Unlike many other historical maps that placed emphasis on placenames, this set of maps contained many restorations of historical sites.
The Historical Atlas of China (1982)
The Historical Atlas of China (中国歷史地圖集), still in print, is an 8-volume work published in BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
between 1982-1988. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total.
Related images
These Wikipedia maps are drawn after The Historical Atlas of China (1982).External links
- Chinese Civilization in Time and Space: A project based on Tan's atlas.