The issue contains 3 articles, 1 research and discussion and 1 book review.

【Articles】
1.Jiang Bo, “Japanese Relief and the Qing Government’s Handling of Foreign Affairs during the Period of the Ding-wu Disaster”
2.Chen Yao-huang, “The Development and Organization of Rural Sideline Businesses in Modern Japan from the Meiji to Early Showa Period”
3.Ren Yao-Xing, “Whom Do Abandoned Persons Depend On? An Example of Identity Performance in Eastern Hebei, 1931–1948”
【Research and Discussion】
Han Chenghua, “The Shaping and Development of “Society”: Reflections on the Approaches of the History of Knowledge in Modern China”
【Book Reviews】
Lin Ying-chun, “John Kieschnick, Buddhist Historiography in China”

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