The Window of Imagining China:The Transformation of the Image of Wu Sangui in Korean Chinese Ancient Books
The image of Wu Sangui in Korean Chinese ancient books underwent roughly three changes,mainly divided into before and after surrendering the northeast China to the Qing Dynasty,the period of uprising against the Qing Dynasty,and after the de-feat of his army,which were recorded in Korean official history,unofficial history,personal collections of scholar-bureaucrat,and History of YanXingLu.These Korean Chinese ancient books'understanding of Wu Sangui generally went through a transi-tion from regret and reverence to condemnation.The reasons behind these changes can be attributed to the deeply ingrained concept of the differentiating between the ancient Chinese Empire and minority states in Korean people's minds,as well as in-adequate and untimely access to relevant information.From the evolution of Wu Sangui's image,we can grasp the evolution of the Korean scholar-bureaucrat's imagination of China,which has some significance for understanding Korean people's percep-tion of the Qing dynasty in different historical periods.Most of the records about Wu Sangui in Korea express their respective and clear opinions and comments.Through the analysis of Wu Sangui's image,this article further explores how the collision of Korean political stance and real emotions are written in the text,and analyzes the relationship between the historical figures re-lated to political interests and political power,thereby understanding the various political forces within the Korean Dynasty and their perception of China.
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