Xu Xusheng's Journey West Diary

Author: Xu Xusheng
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: Xu Xusheng's Journey to the West Diary records the experiences of the author as the Chinese team leader of the Northwest Scientific Expeditionary Corps during his exploration of the vast northwest region from May 1927 to early January 1928. Three appendices were added before its publication in 1930. The book not only concisely documents his travels but also provides accounts and analyses of major events in China at the time, such as the Jiang-Feng-Yan War, the Lekok robbery of cultural relics in Xinjiang, Zhang Zuolin's assassination in Houghton, Ma Zhongying's raids on Xinjiang, the infiltration of Soviet and Japanese influences in Xinjiang, and the personality, achievements, and assassination of Yang Zengxin, who ruled Xinjiang for many years. Revisiting this book still allows readers to grasp the state of the northwest region and the patriotic sentiments of scholars at the time.