[Important diary works of Zeng Jize, minister to Britain and France and minister to Russia in the late Qing Dynasty]
"Diary of the Envoy to Britain, France and Russia" is divided into nine parts according to year and month. It started in July of the fourth year of Guangxu and ended in November of the twelfth year of Guangxu. It mainly records daily life and routine affairs. In addition to envoys, it also pays attention to the "differences in political language and customs" of Western countries. It also records in detail the process of negotiating with Tsarist Russia and signing the Sino-Russian "Ili Treaty". Zeng Jize was the eldest son of Zeng Guofan and a first-class marquis. Young and intelligent, self-taught English. In the fourth year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty, he served as minister to Britain and France, and later to Russia.
