
lately , i was thinking about the history of Ryukyu

, it's so cool that there is a collection of documents from China

called 《中国琉球文献史料集成》, which is edited by prof. 贺圣遂 .

he spent 10 years compiling all kinds of documents related to Ryukyu

, including letters , records , and poems , it's a treasure trove for historians

!

the collection contains four parts , one is about the history of diplomatic relations between China and Ryukyu , another part is about historical works on Ryukyu , and the last two parts contain documents that were scattered in various books , poems , and notes .
i think it's so great that prof. 贺圣遂 has done such a thorough job on this collection , he has really made it possible for us to understand the history of China-Ryukyu relations better

!