From 'Miasmic Wilderness' to 'Public Health Exemplar': The Century-Long Evolution of Epidemic Control in Taiwan's Local Records
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. ...