Illustrated Explanation of the Dian Barbarians
Here “yi,” often denoting “barbarians” or non-Han peoples, is a historical term applied by China to frontier populations. In historical writings, “man,” “yi,” “rong,” and “di” were all collective labels used to refer to various ethnic minorities. In the past, efforts to understand these frontier communities involved documenting and mapping their places of residence, as well as recording physical traits associated with their ethnicity. Records preserved in books and other materials now serve as visual historical sources on ethnic groups from before the invention of photography.
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- Gao Qizhuo (1676–1738), compiler
Reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, Qing dynasty (1723–1735)
