The ''Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties'' () compiled by
Li Jifu during the
Yuanhe reign
Emperor Xianzong of Tang (4 March to 1 April 778''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 14. – 14 February 820; r. 805 – 820), personal name Li Chun, né Li Chun (), was an emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. He was the eldest son of Emperor Shunzong ...
of the
Tang Dynasty is one of the earliest and most complete
gazetteers of China.
[Li, Jifu, and He, Cijun: Page 1.]
The gazetteer was composed of 40 volumes of text with map and a two volume list of contents. The work was divided up by the 47 key geographic areas (镇) that existed at the time. Each area section included a map and was further broken down by prefecture, state, rivers, military battle sites, etc.
Currently only 34 volumes still exist. By the time of the Southern
Song Dynasty, the maps, list of contents, and six volumes were missing (Volumes 19, 20, 23, 24, 35, and 36). Because of the loss of the maps, the work is sometimes just titled ''Yuanhe Records of Prefectures and Counties'' (元和郡縣志/元和郡县志).
See also
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Kuodi Zhi''
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Yuanhe Xingzuan
The ''Yuanhe Xingzuan'' () is an imperial Tang dynasty register of the genealogies of China's prominent families. It was compiled by Lin Bao (林寶), on the order of Emperor Xianzong (reigned 805–820), whose era name was Yuanhe. The book was co ...
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Notes
References
* ''Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties'' (元和郡縣圖志), Li, Jifu, and He, Cijun (李吉甫 賀次君). 1983. Zhongguo gu dai di li zong zhi cong kan (中國古代地理總志叢刊). Beijing: Zhong hua shu ju (中華書局 : 新華書店北京發行所發行).
External links
*Yuanhe Maps and Records of Prefectures and Counties at the
Chinese Text Project
Tang dynasty literature
Gazetteers
Geographic history of China
9th-century Chinese books
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