The Writing on Overseas Folklore in Li Gui's New Records Around the Earth
New Records Around the Earth is an overseas travel notes written by Li Gui in the late Qing Dynasty,which contains many descriptions of exotic folklore,particularly Western customs,covering material production,material life,seasonal festivals,and more.Among these,Li Gui was primarily interested in folklore about material production and material life,which are tied to the social context and his identity as a representative of industry and com-merce.He wrote on overseas folklore from the perspectives of reverence and revealing prob-lems,reflection and self-examination,and persistence and openness.Li Gui's motivation of writing was to promote cultural exchange and benefit his nation and people.His writing on overseas folklore supplemented and expanded the scope of Chinese culture,and had a certain impact on China at that time.
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