Mirror Lake's Self-Composed Chronology

Author: Duan Guangqing
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is one of the "Collected Notes on Qing Dynasty Historical Materials," recording the main activities of Duan Guangqing (1798-1878) in his lifetime. Duan Guangqing served as an official in various places in Zhejiang from 1846 to 1866, holding positions such as county magistrate, prefect, and provincial inspector. Therefore, the book provides detailed accounts of the situation after the Opium War and during the Taiping Rebellion. It reflects the realities of government corruption, incompetent officials, and social unrest at the time. Among these, the records of various aspects of Ningbo during this period, such as foreign aggression, roaming soldiers and bandits, the inability of local authorities, as well as the commercial and maritime trade conditions of Ningbo, especially the records of the seawall engineering projects, are particularly noteworthy.