Yangzi River Valley Culture Research Institute –

Research Theme

Reconstruction of Daily Life in the Middle Yangtze River Basin of Ancient China

Research Director

KAKINUMA, Yohei

Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Researchers

IIYAMA, Tomoyasu Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
KAKINUMA, Yohei Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
UEDA, Kiheinarichika Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
WATANABE, Yoshihiro Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, Media and Society
YANAGISAWA, Akira Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Culture, Media and Society

Guest Researcher / Adjunct Researcher

EBINE, Ryosuke
HASHIMOTO, Shigeru
MIURA, Yuki
MIZUMA, Daisuke
MORI, Masashi
NAOI, Akiko
OGURA, Sei
OZAWA,Masahito
TATEMI, Satoshi
TSUKAMOTO, Tsuyoshi
WANG, Bo
WATANABE, Masatomo
ZOU, Di

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Research Keywords

Yangtze River, Bamboo and wooden slips, Chinese history, Ancient Chinese history, Qin and Han Dynasties, Oriental history, Asian history

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Research Summary

In the ancient East Asian world, the “Chinese civilization” centered on the Yellow River basin, and its culture and way of life spread especially to surrounding regions. However, unique regional cultures have existed throughout various parts of China since ancient times. In particular, the culture of the Yangtze River basin holds significant importance in discussing “Chinese civilization” and has greatly influenced traditional Japanese culture. Since 2000, numerous bamboo and silk manuscripts from the Warring States, Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin periods have been unearthed in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, providing valuable clues for understanding regional culture. Utilizing the trust built with research institutions in China, this institute will continue and develop foundational research at the textual level and focus on elucidating the realities of the Yangtze River basin culture, primarily through excavated materials.

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