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Qiu Xigui

Palaeographer at Peking and Fudan Universities whose Wenzixue gaiyao (1988; English Chinese Writing, 2000) set out the structure of Chinese graphs and the method of identifying oracle-bone graphs through later forms; he led the Fudan centre whose members have won the Anyang bounty. 1935–2025.

Qiu Xigui is palaeographer, author of Chinese Writing, and leader of the Fudan excavated-texts centre. (1935–2025), and appears in the record of unread oracle bone characters as palaeographer at Peking and Fudan Universities whose Wenzixue gaiyao (1988; English Chinese Writing, 2000) set out the structure of Chinese graphs and the method of identifying oracle-bone graphs through later forms; he led the Fudan centre whose members have won the Anyang bounty.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Qiu Xigui [Person FIG0DEDJNQ4CN2R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/FIG0DEDJNQ4CN2R
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