摘 要: | Inancienttimes,Liuqiu(today'sOkinawainJapan)hadneitherwrittenlanguagenorofficialrecords.ThenamefirstappearsinTheChapteronLiuqiuintheBookofSui,whichwascompiledinthelothyearoftheZhenguanreignperiodduringtheTangdynasty(636).ThisworkcoversLiuqiu'sgeographicalposition,itsfolkcustoms,farmingandproduce,royalfamily,aswellassocialandpoliticalaffairs.However,sincemoderntimes,someacademicshaveexpresseddoubtsaboutthereliabilityofTheChopteronLiuqiuintheBookofSui,andthishasledtodebateaboutwhetherthebo…
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