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SYMPOSIUM ON CHINESE HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY - REN...

This book represents the most important academic achievements won by Dr. Renzhi Hou  one of the
founding fathers of and pioneering researchers in the modern historical geography of China. His
collected papers and speeches  spanning from the 1940s to the 1990s  serve as a window into
Hoüs academic experience as well as the development of the historical geography of China during
the second half of the 20th century. Dr. Hou has made his greatest contributions mainly in two
areas  namely  urban historical geography and desert historical geography. Roughly a quarter of
this book is devoted to the former  and above all to the study of Beijing¿s historical
geography and its influence on urban planning. It is worth noting that ¿From Beijing to
Washington¿A Contemplation on the Concept of Municipal Planning ¿ presented here  is the only
historical geography-based comparative study of a Chinese city and a Western one by a Chinese
scholar. Dr. Hoüs studies on desert historical geography have garnered him a prominent
reputation in the natural sciences academia. ¿Ancient City Ruins in the Deserts of the Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region of China ¿ also included here  can be considered a masterwork.
Moreover  many of his original thoughts on some interesting topics can also be found in this
book  such as the communication between China and Africa in ancient times  and the rediscovery
of the value of geographical classics in the modern context.

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