Clear Mirror

Author: Zhang Kaiyuan
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: The Qing Tongjian is a chronological history of the Qing Dynasty, with The Ming Tongjian in content, covering from the first day of the first month of the Shunzhi reign to the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the Xuantong reign, recording the history of 268 years in between. The entire book is divided into four volumes: the Shunzhi reign and the Kangxi reign are Volume 1, the Yongzheng reign and the Qianlong reign are Volume 2, the Jiaqing reign, the Daoguang reign, and the Xianfeng reign are Volume 3, and the Tongzhi reign, the Guangxu reign, and the Xuantong reign are Volume 4. The book adopts a chronological narrative style, organizing events by year and month as the framework and human affairs as the threads, recording events year by year and day by day. It extensively draws from various sources, examines differences and similarities, selects the best evidence, and writes objectively, ensuring it becomes a complete and coherent history that follows The Zizhi Tongjian, The Continuation of the Zizhi Tongjian, and The Ming Tongjian. The content of the book is extremely rich, covering important figures and events during the 268 years of the Qing Dynasty. Readers can gain a systematic and comprehensive understanding of the entire history of the Qing Dynasty from it.