An Investigation Into Translators' Geographical Distribution And The Reasons:From Late Ming Dynasty To Late Qing Dynasty

Taking the translators of the specific historical period as the research object,the thesis aims to investigate the regularities and the reasons of the translators' geographical distribution from late Ming Dynasty to late Qing Dynasty(1580-1910).Based on the theory of man-land relations,the thesis examines the geographical distribution of translators from late Ming Dynasty to late Qing Dynasty.The main findings are as follows:(1)The translators' distribution in this period bears close relations with geographical features with the cities in southeastern China becoming the translator's birth place due to its excellent natural and human geography.(2)The translators are always in a state of movement.The dynamic distribution of the translators is closely related to social and historical reasons.The translators' movement are mainly affected by such factors as teaching and learning,official posts,travel and migration.Translators flood into the area with extensive translation institutions including translation assemblies,publication houses and local missionary schools run by foreigners,main cities(economic and political center)and intersection of watershed axes(southeast coast areas).(3)The centers of translator distribution and the direction of their movement are not random,but clear.From late Ming Dynasty to late Qing Dynasty,the distribution centers and moving destinations include the four areas,i.e.,the political cities,the affluent regions,the civilized states and the open areas.It is hoped that the thesis can contribute to providing implications to translator studies in the current society,revitalize the regional translation resources and offer intellectual assistance to the strong translation province drive.