The Cultural Environment of Linfen as Reflected in Republican-Era Gazetteers

Xuesen Zhang; Congcong Han

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The Cultural Environment of Linfen as Reflected in Republican-Era Gazetteers

--- An Examination Centred on the Republican-Era Linfen County Gazetteer

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Xuesen Zhang¹^{, 2}, Congcong Han³^{, *}

¹Xinjiang Hotan University Research and Practice Base for Strengthening the Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation, Autonomous Region School of Marxism Hotan, Xinjiang, 848000, China

²School of Marxism, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, 100070, China

³Xinjiang Hotan University Research and Practice Base for Strengthening the Sense of Community of the Chinese Nation, Autonomous Region School of Marxism Hotan, Xinjiang, 848000, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: Hancongcong8590@163.com

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Congcong Han

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Keywords: Linfen society; culture; ideological emancipation; emphasis on education and promotion of learning; prevalence
Abstract: With the abolition of the imperial examination system in the late Qing dynasty and the subsequent transformations following the Xinhai Revolution, various modern educational systems and emerging pedagogical concepts gradually matured and perfected in Linfen County, Shanxi. Concurrently, the stabilisation of the administrative environment and rapid economic development fuelled a strong demand for cultural education among the people of Linfen. Consequently, driven by multiple initiatives from both government and citizens – including advancing educational work, constructing cultural and educational venues, compiling gazetteers, and building altars, temples, and ancestral halls – not only were the people’s pressing cultural needs met, but the cultural atmosphere in Linfen during the Republican era grew increasingly rich.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2025 5th International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2025)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 15 February 2026
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