Ancient land in China

An Atlas of Chinese History edited by Tan Qixiang.

The Atlas of Chinese History (hereinafter referred to as Atlas) is divided into 8 volumes according to historical periods:

The first volume: primitive society, Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States;

Volume 2: Qin, Western Han and Eastern Han Dynasties;

Volume III: Three Kingdoms Western Jin Dynasty;

Volume 4: Sixteen countries in Eastern Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties;

Volume 5: Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period;

Book VI: Song, Liao and Jin Dynasties;

Volume 7: Yuan and Ming Dynasties; Book VIII: Qing Dynasty.

According to the age, it is divided into 20 picture groups, with 304 pictures (excluding illustrations occupying other spaces) and 549 pages. The contents of the map include: the distribution of known primitive social sites and important sites in other periods, the territory, political areas or activities and ethnic distribution of political power established by various ethnic groups in China history, all the names that can be verified before Qin Dynasty, all the names above the county level and the boundaries of the first and second administrative regions since Qin Dynasty, the tombs and court accounts of the Great Wall, Guanjin, Baozhai, Gu Dao, and the main rivers, lakes, mountains, coastlines and accounts that can be verified. Each volume has a compilation in Chinese and English and a place name index.

After the book was published, it received attention and praise at home and abroad.