Reconstruction of cropland spatial patterns of the Manas River Basin of Xinjiang in the late Qing and Republican period

Decentralisation of historical geography in China 2006–2020

“…Intriguingly, his words about North American historical geography rings a familiar bell to Chinese ears. Chinese historical geographers have proved that they are highly capable of commanding geographical analytical tool kits in digital humanities (Chen, 2014; Hu et al, 2018; Liu & Hu, 2014; W. Pan, 2018; Wu, Mohamed, & Wang, 2011; Xie & Ouyang, 2019; Ye & Fang, 2009) and in historical climatology and studies on social responses to climate change (Han, Ran, Liu, & Li, 2015; Hwang, Zheng, & Yang, 2012; Kobayashi & Pan, 2014; Man & Yang, 2014; W. Pan, Fei, Man, Zheng, & Zhuang, 2015; Xiao, Fang, & Zhang, 2013; Ye & Fang, 2011; L. Zhang & Liu, 2020; Zheng, 2018). However, Chinese historical geographers have scant interest in epistemological explorations.…”

“…Pan, 2018;Wu, Mohamed, & Wang, 2011;Xie & Ouyang, 2019;Ye & Fang, 2009) and in historical climatology and studies on social responses to climate change (Han, Ran, Liu, & Li, 2015;Hwang, Zheng, & Yang, 2012;Kobayashi & Pan, 2014;Man & Yang, 2014;W. Pan, Fei, Man, Zheng, & Zhuang, 2015;Xiao, Fang, & Zhang, 2013;Ye & Fang, 2011;L. Zhang & Liu, 2020;Zheng, 2018).…”