What is RRS?

The Regional Religious System (RRS) aims to provide a new perspective to the “old question” of regionalism and localism in Chinese history, thus initiating a renewed research program of historical GIS and spatial analysis for achieving a more complete consideration of the role of religion in terms of regional formation.

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The Regional Religious System (RRS) aims to provide a new perspective to the “old question” of regionalism and localism in Chinese history, thus initiating a renewed research program of historical GIS and spatial analysis for achieving a more complete consideration of the role of religion in terms of regional formation.

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The Combining other spatial analysis methods such as Regional Systems Analysis (RSA), Hierarchical Regional Space (HRC), Point Pattern Analysis (PPA), the RRS concept reveals a high level of correlation between religious sites and their natural, social, and cultural environs.

University of Arizona is Hosting PNC 2022

It is our great pleasure to announce that the PNC 2022 Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC 2022) will take place in the University of Arizona (Tucson), USA from September 16th-18th, 2022. The main theme of the PNC 2022 is “The Digital World in an Age of Uncertainty: Humanizing Technology for Wellness, Resilience, and Creativity”.

New RRS Book is Out

The rise of Spatial Humanities has spurred a digital revolution in the field of Chinese studies, especially in the study of religion. Based on years of data compilation and analysis of religious sites, this book explores the formation of Regional Religious Systems (RRS) in Greater China in unprecedented scope and depth. It addresses quantitatively the enduring historical and contemporary issues of China’s deep-rooted regionalism and spatially variegated cultural and religious landscape.

What We Are Doing?

The central research question is how RRS interacts with other regional formations of economic, cultural, and social existences and contributes to the emergence of the unique “Chinese regionalism” which has shaped Chinese history and continues to influence her future in today’s interconnected global settings.