“The Central Kingdom” and “the realm under heaven” coming to mean the same: The process of the formation of territory in ancient China Dalong Li Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 323 - 352
China’s geographical position in Europeans’ hierarchical imagination: A study on maps of Europeans from the perspective of intellectual history Liwei Wu Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 353 - 384
Adopting an heir: Widows’ heir adoption and related legal and social issues in the Qing Dynasty Kuanqing Lü Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 385 - 405
Sichuan’s promotion of education and activities of felling temple trees in the late Qing Dynasty Yue Xu Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 406 - 431
The formation of the marginal area of modern Tianjin and its structural characteristics Haiyan Liu Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 432 - 443
From the supply system to the duty-graded salary system: Evolution of income distribution system of government officials around the founding of the People’s Republic of China Kuisong Yang Research Article 01 July 2008 Pages: 444 - 497