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Encyclopedia > Historical Atlas of China

There havenot been a lot of sets of atlas of the historical placenames 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. For other meanings of Atlas, see Atlas (disambiguation). ... China is the worlds oldest continuous civilization, with written records dating back at least 3,500 years. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

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Historical Atlas of China (1973)

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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 Japanese historians (箭内亙) and Wada Sei (和田清; 1890-1963), was published in 1973 in Taipei. Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-1973_cover. ... Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-1973_cover. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...

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This single-volume work is out-of-print today and also not very influential. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (961x681, 318 KB)1141AD. The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (961x681, 318 KB)1141AD. The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ...


Historical Atlas of China (1980)

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Historical Atlas of China (中國歷史地圖) is a 2-volume work published in Taiwan in 1980 and 1983. Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-CCU_cover. ... Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-CCU_cover. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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  • 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. Chinese Culture University is a private university at Huagang of Shilin District, Taipei. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (830x594, 189 KB)The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (830x594, 189 KB)The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ...


The Historical Atlas of China (1982)

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The Historical Atlas of China (中国历史地图集), still in print, is an 8-volume work published in Beijing between 1982-1988. It contains 304 maps and 70,000 placenames in total. Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-Tan_cover. ... Image File history File links Historical_Atlas_of_China-Tan_cover. ...   Beijing[?] (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

  • Editor-in-chief: Tan Qixiang (谭其骧).
  • Publisher: Map Press (地图出版社) [1]
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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (899x667, 202 KB)The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (899x667, 202 KB)The Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) of China. ... The Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsia-chao), ca. ... Shang Dynasty (Chinese: 商朝) or Yin Dynasty (殷代) (1600 BC - 1046 BC) is the first historic Chinese dynasty and ruled in the northeastern region of China proper. ... The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty) (late 10th century BC or 9th century BC to 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ... The Spring and Autumn Period (Chinese: 春秋時代; Pinyin: ) represented an era in Chinese history between 722 BC and 481 BC. The period takes its name from the Spring and Autumn Annals, a chronicle of the period whose authorship was traditionally attributed to Confucius. ... Alternative meaning: Warring States Period (Japan) The Warring States Period (traditional Chinese: 戰國時代, simplified Chinese: 战国时代 pinyin Zhànguó Shídài) takes place from sometime in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by Qin in 221 BC. It is nominally considered to be the second part of the... The Qin Dynasty (秦朝 Pinyin Qín, Wade-Giles Chin; 221 BC - 207 BC) was preceded by the Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese characters: 漢朝, Simplified Chinese characters: 汉朝, pinyin Hàncháo 202 BC - AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese characters: 漢朝, Simplified Chinese characters: 汉朝, pinyin Hàncháo 202 BC - AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Simplified Chinese: 三国; Traditional Chinese: 三國; Pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the history of China. ... Jin may refer to: Jin Dynasty (265-420) Jin Dynasty (1115-1234) (Jinn) Jin, a state in China during the Spring and Autumn Period Later Jin Dynasty, founded in 1616 by Nurhaci Jin, a ruler of the Xia dynasty The Jin state of late Bronze Age Korea Jin, Chinese American... The Sixteen Kingdoms, or less commonly the Sixteen States, were a collection of numerous short-lived sovereignities in the China proper and neighboring areas from AD 304 to 439 after the retreat of the Jin Dynasty (265-420) to South China and before the establishment of the Northern Dynasties. ... This article is about China. ... The Sui Dynasty (隋朝 Hanyu Pinyin: suí cháo, 581-618) followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. ... The Tang Dynasty (唐朝 pinyin: tángcháo) (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: WÇ”dàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... The Liao Dynasty (T: 遼朝 S: 辽朝 pinyin: Liáo Cháo), 907-1125, sometimes also known as the Kingdom or Empire of the Khitan, was founded by the Yelü (耶律 Yēlǜ) family of the Khitan tribes in the final years of the Tang Dynasty, although Yelü Abaoji did not declare an... The Yuan Dynasty (Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: 元朝 or 大元帝國) lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, also called the Mongol Dynasty, was the name given to the significant ruling family of Borjigin in Asia. ... The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qÄ«ng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing...

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  • Chinese Civilization in Time and Space: A project based on Tan's atlas.

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