Epidemic Prevention

Introduction: The Misunderstood Database of ‘Miasma’ From the perspective of Digital Humanities, local chronicles are not just historical narratives but a ‘dynamic database’ of environmental and survival struggles. The Health Chronicles in the Revised Taiwan Provincial Chronicles document the arduous journey from a “land of miasma” to a modern public health system. This is more than a medical history; it is an evolutionary tale of governance using “administrative power” to intercede in biological spaces. ...

Fujian Botanicals and Epidemic Defense: Reconstructing Medical Geography and Social Relief from Bamin Tongzhi Background: Botanical Atlas in Digital Chronicles The Bamin Tongzhi, compiled by Huang Zhongzhao during the Ming Dynasty, is the first comprehensive provincial chronicle of Fujian. Its content is profound and extensive, especially in the [Local Products] section of the [Economy] volumes, which meticulously records Fujian’s rich biological resources. Fujian’s geography, characterized by “negative mountains and bordering the sea,” provides an ideal habitat for various Chinese medicinal herbs. ...