Geography - Chilshi (English)

Japanese: 地理志 - ちりし（英語表記）Dì lǐ zhì

In China, the section of official histories that contains geographical descriptions. Of the 24 official histories, 16 contain volumes 1 to 7 of the Geography Journal: Book of Han, Book of Later Han, Book of Jin, Book of Song, Book of Southern Qi, Book of Northern Wei, Book of Sui, Book of New Tang, Book of Old Tang, New History of the Five Dynasties, Old History of the Five Dynasties, History of Song, History of Liao, History of Jin, History of Yuan, History of Ming. Although these are called differently, such as Gazetteer of the County and State (Book of Later Han), Gazetteer of the Prefectures (Book of Song and Book of Southern Qi), and Topographical Gazetteer (Book of Northern Wei), they are essentially the same. As the administrative organization of the Western Han Empire was improved, it became customary to record geographical facts about the entire country, centering on the county and prefecture system, as part of the Journal of the Official Histories.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，正史の志の中で，地理的叙述を行っている部分。24の正史のうち，《漢書》《後漢書》《晋書》《宋書》《南斉書》《北魏書》《隋書》《新唐書》《旧唐書》《新五代史》《旧五代史》《宋史》《遼史》《金史》《元史》《明史》の16に1～7巻の地理志が含まれる。なおこのうち郡国志(《後漢書》)，州郡志(《宋書》《南斉書》)，地形志(《北魏書》)などと呼称に差異があるが実質は同じである。前漢帝国における行政組織の整備とともに，郡県制を中心とした全国の地理的事実を正史の志の一部門として記載することが慣例となった。

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