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The tributary system originated in the pre-Qin era, developed in the Han and Tang dynasties, and reached its perfection in the Ming Dynasty. It is based on the payment of tribute by the Siyi vassal states and the canonization and rewards of the Chinese court as the suzerain. It is an important means for the Chinese dynasties to "control" the Siyi people and "accommodate the distant people". This book contains a total of 28 papers on the study of the vassal and tribute system in ancient China. From multiple perspectives, it sorts out how the Chinese dynasties (pre-Qin to Ming and Qing) communicated with the "Siyi vassal states", and how they established and implemented the tribute system and developed foreign relations. Many experience summaries still have reference significance for the development of foreign relations and handling of international conflicts at the current stage. The manuscript is divided into three parts. The articles included in the first part mainly discuss the vassal and tribute system from a theoretical level. For example, Li Dalong's "Theoretical Origins and Characteristics of the Times of the Tribute System" concluded through combing that the tribute system that has been passed down through the ages in our country originated from the pre-Qin Chinese central consciousness, the concept of great unification, and the way of dealing with neighbors of "big things and small things". The articles collected in the second part mainly discuss the policies adopted by my country's dynasties in dealing with foreign relations. For example, Cheng Nina systematically sorted out the tribute activities of the Sushen, Yilou, Wuji, Mohe and other ethnic groups from the Han to the Tang Dynasty, thus revealing the actual state of the central dynasty's control of the northeastern frontier. The third part is book reviews and review articles, which mainly introduce monographs and papers on the study of ancient China's foreign relations, vassal system and its historical evolution, and present the research trends in related fields.

The book "Research on the Thoughts of Border Governance in China in Past Dynasties" focuses on the dominant thoughts of border governance by Chinese regimes in the past dynasties. It discusses the rich connotation, basic characteristics and important influence of my country's border governance thoughts in different historical periods from a diachronic perspective from a Marxist standpoint and perspective. It is an important reference material for a relatively systematic understanding of the historical context and evolution of my country's border governance thoughts in different historical periods. This book contains a total of 26 papers, involving research articles on China's border governance thoughts from the pre-Qin to the Ming and Qing dynasties. It combs the border governance thoughts used by Chinese dynasties in governing the border and its development and change trajectory, and summarizes the pros and cons of the border governance thoughts of past dynasties. It still has an important reference role for the present. The selected articles in this book were all published in the magazine "Chinese Frontier History and Geography Research" and were published after 2002. The authors are all professional scholars in frontier studies, and because "China's Frontier History and Geography" is an authoritative magazine on frontier studies, it has strict standards for manuscript selection and review. Therefore, the overall academic level of the article is relatively high. It is an original research paper that meets the requirements of academic standards and has a high level of grasp of academic issues and policies.

This manuscript contains a total of 28 papers, all of which have been published in the journal "Chinese Frontier History and Geography Research", mostly in the past two decades. There are two selection criteria: first, the theme is "China's Border Governance Policies in Past Dynasties"; second, it has a certain citation rate and download volume. The selected articles mainly discuss the policies and measures in border governance of successive governments from the Han Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. The themes revolve around the integration of ethnic groups, the formation of the Chinese nation, and the territorial unification of multi-ethnic countries. They conduct an in-depth study of the different characteristics of border governance policies in different periods and their inheritance and innovation, thereby summarizing the political, economic, cultural policies, and institutional efforts and useful explorations taken by the central governments of all generations in governing the border, handling ethnic relations, and promoting connections between the border and the mainland.