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Title : (Northeast Asian History Foundation Document Series 28)
      Translation and Annotation: China History on Foreign Relations 8
      ― & with Regard to Foreign Nations

Northeast Asian History Foundation (Ed.)
Northeast Asian History Foundationㅣ4 x 6ㅣ407 pagesㅣKRW13,000ㅣMarch 25, 2010
ISBN 978-89-6187-159-4-94910

Since the of Sima Qian, Chinese dynasties had compiled previous dynasties' history in the form of a series of biographies. These compilations of history are called official dynastic histories or Zhengshi. The collection of Chinese historical books including are referred to as 25 Histories, and these books and ― which has not been incorporated into official history ― are called 26 Histories. The objective of compiling official histories in China was to establish a unified perception of history with national power. As such, their content and format strongly reflect Chinese dynasties' views, and these histories were written from a sino-centric perspective, in particular for parts related to foreign countries or other tribes. This means that description of foreign countries in Chinese history not only reflects the realities at that time but also is greatly influenced by sino-centric ideology. In this regard, texts concerning foreign countries in China's official dynastic histories, reveal China's sino-centric perception of history, frontiers, and the world.

Table of Contents

• Commentary of chapter of foreign countries (異域傳) ,
• Chapter of foreign countries Vol. 1,
• Chapter of foreign countries Vol. 2,
• Commentary of texts concerning foreign countries,
• Chapter of Dongyi (eastern barbarians, 東夷),
• Chapter of Nanman (southern barbarians, 南蠻),
• Chapter of tribes to the west of China (西域),
• Chapter of Beidi (northern Di, 北狄),