Diary Series of Modern Chinese Figures: Diary of Tang Jingsong
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Tang Jingsong (1841-1903), courtesy name Weiqing, was born in Guanyang, Guangxi. In the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), he became a Jinshi. In the eighth year of Guangxu's reign (1882), the Franco-Vietnam incident broke out. He asked himself to leave the country and go to Vietnam to recruit Liu Yongfu's black flag army and participate in the anti-French struggle. After the Sino-French War, he led his army back to China. For his merits, he "appreciated Hua Ling, was given the title Jiachun Batulu, was promoted to the second rank, and was exempted from Fujian Taiwan Road". In the 17th year of Guangxu's reign (1891), he moved to be the chief envoy. For twenty years, he served as acting governor of Taiwan. Tang Jingsong was an eyewitness to many important historical events in modern history. He resisted the French and governed Taiwan. He had close friendships with Liu Yongfu, Yu Mingzhen, Qiu Fengjia, etc. He was a pivotal figure in modern history. His "Qingying Diary" has considerable historical value. "Qingying's Diary" and the "Sino-French War" volume two of "Chinese Modern History Material Series" have excerpts, many of which have been deleted, and inscriptions, postscripts, examples, etc. Have been published. The diary has not yet been completed and is worthy of compilation. This edition is based on the engraving of the Guangxu Taiwan Governor's Office as the original punctuation, and is accompanied by 38 memorials from Yu Mingzhen's "Eight Diaries of Taiwan" and Tang Jingsong.
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