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''Qi Sheng'' () is a Chinese gazetteer written by Yu Qin during the era of the Yuan. Qi (or Three Qi; 三齐) in title refers to a physiographic region that correspond roughly to present-day
Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...
province. Published in six volumes, the gazetteer records the administrative divisions, the geography, the ancient monuments, the local customs and the famous people of Shandong. The ''
Siku Quanshu The ''Siku Quanshu'', literally the ''Complete Library of the Four Treasuries'', is a Chinese encyclopedia commissioned during the Qing dynasty by the Qianlong Emperor. Commissioned in 1772 and completed in 1782, the ''Siku quanshu'' is the lar ...
'' includes an edition of the gazetteer. It is an unofficial work, but the known earliest provincial gazetteer of Shandong yet.


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Yuan dynasty literature Gazetteers Historical geography of China History of Shandong {{China-book-stub