"Record of the Yi Atmosphere" -- Qing Dynasty

Author: Liang Tingnan (Qing Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2006-08-13
Features: This book is one of the "Qing Dynasty Historical Records" and consists of five volumes, written by Liang Tingnan during the late Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty. The author was a Guangdong scholar who advocated for the prohibition of opium, actively resisted foreign aggression, and paid close attention to current affairs. During the Opium War, he contributed to organizing scholars to participate in the defense of Guangzhou against British troops entering the city and personally took part in the war. Therefore, the author's records in this book about the British and other powers' ambitions towards China, the opium trade, the anti-opium movement, as well as the activities and processes of aggression and resistance in the Opium War, are detailed, authentic, and insightful, making it rich in historical value.