Nr 8 The study of history traditionally brings to mind images of dark, winding archives, and the smell of dust; visions of academics poring through piles of documents to uncover secrets and find the missing piece, piles that are invariably too small to cover the subject and too high to be worked through.

Matteo Valleriani

Nr 8 The study of history traditionally brings to mind images of dark, winding archives, and the smell of dust; visions of academics poring through piles of documents to uncover secrets and find the missing piece, piles that are invariably too small to cover the subject and too high to be worked through.

Matteo Valleriani

Nr 71 Starting in the tenth century, Chinese officials—based on guidelines from the central administration—began to periodically collect data on local geographic, social, and economic conditions in the provincial capitals, urban centers, prefectures, districts, and marketplaces.

Sean Wang

Nr 71 Ab dem 10. Jahrhundert begannen chinesische Beamte, basierend auf Richtlinien der Zentralregierung, mit der regelmäßigen Sammlung von regionalen Daten zu den geographischen, sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Bedingungen von Provinzhauptstädten, städtischen Zentren, Präfekturen, Bezirken und Marktplätzen.

Sean Wang