明史

Chinese Ming Qing Government's account history biographical history books. Compilation started eighteen years of Kangxi (1679), Qianlong four years (1739) Preserving Harmony scholar Ting - yu et Kangxi relegated to "clear history" on the basis of Zhuancheng. From Junji years (1645) lasted for 95 years from the opening Historica, compiling the history of China's longest one official repair histories. A total of 332 volumes, including the Millennium Volume 24, Chi 75, Table 13, Biography 220 volumes, otherwise Contents 4 volumes. The book based on the "Ming Dynasty", "Da Ming Hui Dian", file volumes, Dibao and anthology, memorials, anecdotes, chronicles, biographies and other relevant writings and materials, such as the famous historian Wan Sitong collation and textual research, The book rigorous style, narrative clarity, layout properly, concise text, quoted information, with high historical value. "Ming Dynasty" more than a style different from the previous generation of the official history or other historical persons. Jianwen, Jingtai dynasties are classified as the century, unlike the "Ming Dynasty" in Appendix forms; "Almanac" in the chart, simple and easy to understand for the past unprecedented; "Art and Literature" describes only the writings of the Ming Dynasty, unlike the previous generation official history of the "Treatise"; part of the table, an increase over the previous generation Zhu history of the "seven Qing table"; another special legislation of "Yan Dang", "roving bandits", "toast" and other biographies, highlighting the chronicles of the Ming Dynasty major social problems, to understand the Eunuch, Ming Ming peasant uprisings and ethnic relations, providing a more concentrated, the system of the material. "Ming Dynasty" notebook somewhat too brief biography of the character is also not complete, and more to shield the Department. Now prevailing "Ming Dynasty" version is Qianlong four Wu Ying original printed edition.