Hainan Chorography Of Ming Dynasty

The Chorography is an encyclopaedia that records the comprehensive situation of onearea in a specific region and time, including all aspects such as the local politics, economic,culture, nation,customs and so on. Hainan is a small island which far from Central Plain andlonely above the South China Sea, the number of Hainan Chorography can not comparefavorably with inland provinces, there is only56existing, it is very few. But it saves plenty ofvaluable historical information of Hainan, which provides strong evidence and historical datafor the later research of Hainan. The research of Hainan Chorography thought the country isnot systematic, there are only sporadic research results about some annals or some specificissues, it should be in-depth and can not bring the attention in academia. In2010, to buildHainan into International Tourism Island was recognized as national strategic level, Hainanbecame the focus of all aspects in the time, the culture and history also got certain attention, atthe same time, Hainan history needed to be reviewed and analysis so that it can provide thepower for the construction of International Tourism Island. The author choused this topicunder the situation that Hainan culture and history obtained corresponding attention. The firstchapter of this article starts with the compiling status and reason of Hainan Chorography ofMing Dynasty, outlines the codifier, main contents and edition of Hainan Chorography nowexisting, and also narrates the reason to compile the chorography from society economy,political status, and education culture. The second chapter summarizes the compilingcharacteristics of Hainan Chorography of Ming Dynasty in five aspects. The third chapterintroduces the value of Hainan Chorography of Ming Dynasty in detail, which is divided intosocial cultural kind, economic kind and social kind, and through the analysis of the value ofthe chorography material, more deeply explanation of the experience support that thechorography can provide to the development of Hainan. Finally, standing in the objectiveangle, evaluates the Hainan Chorography of Ming Dynasty.