Song dynasty local gazetteers and their place in the history of difangzhi writing

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Ancient local Chinese histories, or difangzhi, developed characteristics in the Song dynasty which influenced the work of later gazetteers. The Northern Song dynasty's local histories, written largely in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries, focused on maps and treatises, or tujing, which had military, political, and administrative uses. The Southern Song dynasty of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries increased difangzhi production and emphasized text which provided ideal behavior.

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Medical schools and the temples of the three progenitors in Yuan China: a case of cross-cultural interactions

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The historical context in which medical schools were build and recorded in the Yuan period and the interactions among Mongol rulers, Central and Western Asian advisers and Chinese elites that led to the development of medical schools is discussed.

Management dynamics, Analysis, Management, Medical colleges, Medical schools, Company business management, Chinese culture

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The rise of local history: history, geography, and culture in Southern Song and Yuan Wuzhou

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The development of local history by the literati in Wuzhou, China, during the Southern Song and Yuan periods is discussed. Topics include the gazetteer, the cultural geography, and the biographical and literary record.

History, Human geography, Historiography

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