Chang Qu
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Chang Qu (c. 291 – c. 361 CE) was a 4th century Chinese
historian
who wrote the Chronicles of Huayang
(華陽國志) or Records of the States South of Mount Hua
, the oldest extant regional history of China.
China
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who wrote the Chronicles of Huayang
Chronicles of Huayang
The Chronicles of Huayang , sometimes rendered in English as The Annals of Huayang Country or The Huayang National Annals or Records of the States South of Mount Hua or Annals of the Kingdoms South of Mount Hua, compiled by Chang Qu during the Jin Dynasty , is the oldest extant gazetteer of a...
(華陽國志) or Records of the States South of Mount Hua
Mount Hua
Mount Hua or Hua Shan in Chinese is located in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres east of the city of Xi'an, near the city Huayin in China. Also known as Xiyuè, Western Great Mountain, it is one of China's Five Sacred Taoist Mountains, and has a long history of religious significance...
, the oldest extant regional history of China.