Sixty Years of Reminiscence: The Late Qing Empire Through the Eyes of an American Missionary: The Late Qing Empire Through the Eyes of an American Missionary

Author: Ding Weiliang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This is a autobiographical work that vividly records the author's feelings during the first forty-seven years of his life in China and the various aspects of Chinese society he observed. Due to his unique life experiences in China, the author played various roles over the years, interacting with members from all strata of Chinese society and personally participating in or witnessing some of the major historical events of modern China. Especially, his long tenure as the principal of the Tongwen Guan provided him with the opportunity to live near and work closely with the ministers of the Imperial Household Department, allowing him to observe the Chinese bureaucracy from the inside. As a result, he gained a deep understanding and critique of the corruption of the Qing Dynasty and the backwardness of Chinese society. His memoir undoubtedly holds significant historical research value.