The story of Xinjiang revealed through old maps (1759-1912) / Wang Jao ; translated by Lewis James Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jao, Wang, author.

Contributor:

Wright, Lewis James, translator.

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--History.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China).

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--Maps.

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

China.

History.

Qing Dynasty (China).

China--Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu.

Genre:

History.

Maps.

Physical Description:

133 pages : chiefly color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Alhambra, CA : Bridge21 Publications, [2021]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Old Maps and the Imperial Rule

1. Emperor Qianlong, the Jesuit missionaries, and land surveying

2. The legend of the Emperor's "fragrant concubine" from the western territories

3. The tumultuous journey of the Map of Hami

pt. Two Old Maps and Scholars

1. Zhang Mu, Maps of the Western Territories, and a forum of frontier scholars

2. The Manchurian Pilgrimage to the West: Qi Shiyi and his Sights and Sounds of the West

3. Not just a tale of the Han Dynasty: Li Guangting and the Visual Appraisal of the Western Territories

4. The Insouciant Disciple, the "Gengxu year", unscrupulous merchants and the Complete Atlas of Xinjiang

pt. Three Early Cartography and the West

1. An ever-changing exotic realm: Kashgar through the eyes of Lady Catherine

2. The story of Chini-Bagh and its proprietor

3. The story behind a simple book tag: Arthur W. Hummel and the Library of Congress' Complete Atlas of Xinjiang

pt. Four Old Maps and Folk Beliefs

1. The martyr Huang Guifang and the "Fang deity" temples of Xinjiang

2. "Guardian of Xinjiang": the "Guan Gong temples" of Xinjiang

3. Reaping what one not sows: the Swedish missionaries of Kashgar

pt. Five Old Maps and Ethnicities

1. The warriors of Xinjiang: garrison soldiers of the Eight Banner Army on the western frontier

2. The western migration of the Xibe people: protecting the western frontier for the sake of the emperor

3. The Torghut tribe's return to the east: a Mongolian cavalry's migration from the Volga River to the Kaidu River

pt. Six Old Maps and Geography

1. A visual representation of Xinjiang's major cities

2. A tale of twin cities: the new and old settlements of Aksu

3. A desolate ancient path winding through the western Tianshan ranges: the Illustrated Account of the Expedition along Nalin River from Hi to Kashgar

4. Immortalizing the Qing Empire's achievements: the stone tablet on the Complete Atlas of Xinjiang.

Notes:

Translated from the Chinese.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781626430747

1626430748

OCLC:

1240415883

Publisher Number:

99989233475