A Biography of Chang Qu/常璩传

The Father of Chinese Local Gazetteetteers¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿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.""¿¿¿¿291-361¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿"¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

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