The 'Banner' of the Great Ming and Little China Consciousness

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This monograph examines Choson Dynasty's Zun Zhou Si Ming (Revering the Zhou and Longing for the Ming) during the period of 1637-1800, after Choson entered tributary relations with the Qing. It shows how the royal family, Confucian scholars, and Ming-loyalist descendants continued to affirm Ming legitimacy through practices such as ritual commemoration of Ming emperors, covert use of Ming reign-titles, and the compilation of Ming-centered historical writings, alongside related material and institutional expressions. Framing these phenomena within Choson Little China self-positioning, the study integrates concepts of Choson mainstream cultural mentalities such as the concept of orthodoxy, Sinophilia, Sadae (serving the great), and the Hua-Yi distinction. It offers a reinterpretation of Qing- Choson relations during the Qing Dynasty.

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Sun Weiguo currently serves as a Professor at the Faculty of History, Nankai University. His research primarily focuses on the pre-modern history of East Asia, the history of Sino-Korean cultural exchangs, and the history of the Ming and Qing dynastieswith a particular emphasis on the interplay between regional historical dynamics and cross-cultural interactions in East Asia.

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