Research On "Kang Xi Qi Ju Zhu"

"Kang Xi Qi Ju Zhu " is a literature that is comparatively loyal to reflect the history of the reign of Kang Xi. It was written and edited by the daily teaching and Qi Ju Zhu officer, who observed the emperor's daily political life in a short distance, and finished the book relatively near to the exact time of the occurrence. Therefore it became the first-hand material to study on the history of the reign of Kang Xi and had a very high value of philology. With the study of the origin and development of Qi Ju Zhu System as the beginning, especially the development of Qi Ju Zhu in the Qing Dynasty, this dissertation put much emphasis on the research of the editing institution, the editors, the editing process, as well as the structure, content and the characteristic of Qi Ju Zhu. It is detected that compared with Shi Lu and other historical materials which are made use of more often, Qi Ju Zhu recorded the same historical event with more specific details and could often tell the background of the event. Anyway, Qi Ju Zhu had some records of the historical event that was not taken by Shi Lu and other historical materials, and did not have some records that was taken by Shi Lu and other historical materials. From this, we can find the philological value of Qi Ju Zhu. Meanwhile, people who make use of this book could reach a comparatively accurate and factual conclusion through mutual verification. Set up under the reign of Kang Xi and continue till the end of the Qing Dynasty, the tradition of Qi Ju Zhu provided a treasure to the wide range of the treasury of the historical materials of the Qing Dynasty.