{"product_id":"a-biography-of-chang-qu-24120-29865-20256-9787545569322","title":"A Biography of Chang Qu\/\u0026#24120;\u0026#29865;\u0026#20256;","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): 黄剑华\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: China National Publications Import \u0026amp; Export C\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: China National Publications Import \u0026amp; Export C\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Father of Chinese Local Gazetteetteers 中国地方志的初祖 Chang Qu (c. 291-361), courtesy name Daojiang, was a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, born in Jiangyuan, Shu Commandery (present-day Chongzhou, Sichuan). Hailing from a family of scholarly tradition, he served as a Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary under the Cheng-Han regime before dedicating himself to historical writing after joining the Jin court. His work, Records of the Lands South of Mount Hua, documents the geography, culture, and history of China's southwestern regions, with particularly detailed accounts of Ba-Shu history. It stands as the earliest and most complete extant Chinese local gazetteer, acclaimed by global historians as the \"\"Primordial Ancestor of Chinese Local Gazetteetteers.\"\" Biography of Chang Qu draws rigorously on historical facts to detail his life and the significance of his contributions. The biography offers a profound analysis of Chang Qu's legacy as the \"\"Founder of Local Gazetteetteers and Master of Shu Historiography,\"\" highlighting his patriotic commitment to national unity, his broader vision for ensuring the well-being of the common people, and his unwavering integrity as a historian in upholding the principle of \"\"writing truthfully.\"\" 常璩（约291-361），字道将，蜀郡江原（今四川崇州）人，东晋史学家。常璩生于\"文献故家\"，成汉政权时期曾任散骑常侍，入晋后专注于修史，所撰《华阳国志》记载了我国西南地区的山川地理与人文历史，对巴蜀史事记述尤详，是我国现存 早、 完整的一部地方志，被中外史学界称作\"中国地方志的初祖\"。《常璩传》以史实为据，详细讲述了常璩的生平事迹及其著作的历史意义和历史贡献，深刻剖析了常璩作为\"方志鼻祖，蜀史巨擘\"所具有的维护 统一的爱国思想、保障百姓安居乐业的大局意识以及秉笔直书的史家精神。\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"China National Publications Import \u0026 Export C","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47888782196887,"sku":"9787545569322","price":2631.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9787545569322.webp?v=1781168373","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-biography-of-chang-qu-24120-29865-20256-9787545569322","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}