Research Of Dai Li Who Live In The Late Ming And Early Qing Dynasty And His Historiography

Dai Li is a historian,who lived in the late Ming and early Qing dynasty.Dai Li was born in the south of the Yangtze River in the literary atmosphere.When he was young,he liked learning,and he was kind to Gu Yanwu,Pan Chengzhang and other local scholars.After the Qing army entered the south of the Yangtze River,Dai Li became a monk.After a period of time,Dai Li returned home,teaching as a teacher,and wrote a number of historical records of the late Ming Dynasty.As a historian,Dai Li,Record the times which he live.His works were widely praised by scholars at that time.Dai Li was diligent in writing and devoted much attention to the deeds of late Ming Dynasty,early Qing Dynasty and Nanming.Nearly 10 historical works came out.Unfortunately,most of his works have been lost,and now only two works called "The record of the peasant rebels in Huai Ling peroid" and "Hangzaiyangqiou" can be seen."The record of the peasant rebels in Huai Ling peroid " is a historical book describing the rise and fall of peasant army in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty Dynasty.The book is composed of 20 volumes,with a total of about 200,000 words.This book is written in good character and is clear in style.When Dai Li wrote the book,he used 17 years of war papers,letters from ministers,and other private letters.After the work had finished,it was highly praised,and Wu Weiye,another historian who wrote the story of peasant army at the same time,praised "this book should be interpreted as the correct explanation".When Dai Li finished his work,he did not publish,and later the book moved into the hands of another historian,Wu Shu,who had been modified to form a book."Hangzaiyangqiou" is a historical book about the Yongli Dynasty.The Yongli Dynasty was in war from birth to extinction.It is difficult for the author to collect a lot of information for geographical reasons.But Dai Li choose the data rigorously.After the book appears,it become one of the important historical data that often cited by scholars.Private history books offer a different version of history from the official position of history,and readers often get a lot of new things from different angles.As a scholar in the early Qing dynasty,Dai writing the narrative of his time,not only achieved his purpose,to record the persons and things in this peroid that should not be forgotten,but for the later researchers it is also a very valuable book.