Ｔｈｅ　Ｗｏｒｌｄ’ｓ　Ｍｏｓｔ　Ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ　Ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｎ　Ｅｔｈｎ.docVIP

Ｔｈｅ　Ｗｏｒｌｄ’ｓ　Ｍｏｓｔ　Ｃｏｍｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｖｅ　Ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ　ｏｎ　Ｅｔｈｎ 　　China has made several major achievements involving ethnic minorities, including the publication of the Five Series of Chinas Ethnic Studies in Different Fields. Given its length and comprehensiveness, the five series of reference materials are unequalled. The huge task of compiling, writing, editing and publishing the materials took more than 30 years. Now, 14 years after it was published, the Chinese Government is preparing to revise the collection. The revisions will be published periodically until 2008. The project will be one of Chinas contributions to the International Congress of Anthropological and Ethnological Science (ICAES), which will be held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, in 2008. 　　 　　What is the Collection About? 　　The Five Series of Chinas Ethnic Studies in Different Fields is a massive publication that encompasses several volumes containing information about Chinas various ethnic groups. 　　The materials were compiled, edited and published by the China State Ethnic Affairs Commission. The works involve a variety of subjects, which specially introduce and detail ethnic regional autonomy, ethnology, ethnic history and ethnic groups languages in China. The Five Series of Chinas Ethnic Studies in Different Fields include: 　　Chinas Ethnic Minorities (1 volume): This volume introduces each minority group in China. It explains the early roots, development and current situations of each minority group in China, and it presents an overview of the nations policies regarding ethnic groups. 　　Publications of the Brief History of Chinas Ethnic Minorities (55 volumes): The works introduce, individually,the history of each minority group in China. Each volume records the source, title, history, formation of society and economy, culture, traditional customs, significant events and persons, historical relationships with other countries ethnic groups, and contributions to Chinas founding and development,by each