North Tour Records

Author: Tan Qian (Qing Dynasty)
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Publishing Date: 1997-12-01
Features: This book is one of the "Collected Notes on Qing Dynasty Historical Materials," and the author Tan Qian was a patriotic historian of the 17th century in China. The Northern Journey Record documents his experiences and observations during his trip to Beijing from 1653 to 1656, along with some poems and writings he composed. The entire book consists of nine volumes, including two volumes each on Ji Cheng (Records of Journey), Ji You (Records of Post Offices), Ji Yong (Records of Swimming), and Ji Wen (Records of News), plus one volume of Ji Wen (Records of Writings). From these writings, we can see the hardships of this patriotic historian in collecting historical materials and verifying historical facts to complete his work Gu Qu (The Genealogy of the State). At the same time, we can also observe the strong patriotic sentiments expressed by the author as a surviving loyalist of the Ming Dynasty.