"Xuantong Zhengji" is the last chronicled private history book in the "Qing Shilu" system, recording the historical events during the reign of Emperor Puyi of the Qing Dynasty. Since the name "Shilu" was no longer used after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Zhengji", but its compilation style was completely consistent with Shilu. The book exists in two versions: forty-three volumes and seventy volumes.
The book was compiled by the team that originally compiled "Records of Emperor De Zongjing" and adopted a chronological style to collect imperial edicts, memorials and other palace archives. The main version is seventy volumes, covering core government decisions such as politics, economy, and border management of the Xuantong Dynasty [6]. Its content continues the systematic record of imperial chapters and national history in "Records of the Qing Dynasty".
"Xuantong Zhengji" was privately written by the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. The manuscript was completed in the third year of the Republic of China (1914) and has not been included in the imperial history. After the compilation was completed, it was handed over to Puyi for personal keeping. During the Puppet Manchukuo Period, it was re-edited by Liaohai Publishing House and used to establish the political system. Puyi handed it over and it is now stored in the Liaoning Provincial Archives.
