Northern Journey Records -- Qing Dynasty (New Edition)

Author: Tan Qian
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Publish 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. Beiyoulu records his experiences and observations during his journey 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 Jiqing (Records of Journey), Jiyou (Records of Post Offices), and Jiyong (Records of Swimming), and one volume of Jiwen (Records of Writings). From these writings, we can see the hardships endured by this patriotic historian in collecting historical materials and verifying facts for his work Guoque (A Comprehensive History of China), as well as the strong patriotic sentiments expressed by the author as a survivor of the Ming Dynasty's fall.