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filename: v4_chgis_tmpl_pts formats: Shapefile (UTF) GIS data type: points number of records: 2407 version note: New Projection V4, please use v4_chgis_tmpl_pts Digitized from the Yajima Genryo index "Chugoku ji'in" which was compiled from Da Qing yitongzhi (circa 1820 CE). Points are NOT the exact temple location, they are georeferenced to the nearest known point in the CHGIS database (usually a county seat). Related paper: "Key Issues in Compiling a Digital Gazetteer of China's Historical Religious Sites" [Buddhist sites image shows Qing 1820 Provinces as background]