Because the compilation of Qing history is faced with a huge task of data collation and translation. A large number of documents and archives of internal affairs and diplomacy in Qing Dynasty were recorded in Manchu. Many official documents are written in Manchu; Especially in the three generations of Kang, Yong and Gan in the early Qing Dynasty, the number of Manchu files was the largest. There are also many Manchu inscriptions and music books preserved in the Qing Dynasty.

At the same time, there is another difference between the Qing dynasty and the feudal dynasty, that is, the Qing dynasty entered a period of modern globalization, and the Qing government had frequent exchanges with Japan and European countries. Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Japan and other countries have a large number of historical files related to the Qing Dynasty.

There are also many stories about the Qing Dynasty written by foreigners as the first party at that time, as well as important foreign language documents for studying the Qing Dynasty. These are all important files for compiling Qing history.

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In the history of China, there has always been a tradition of substituting people for history. After the Revolution of 1911, the Qing History Museum of Beiyang Government spent more than ten years compiling the Draft of Qing History, but the book was not finalized and was criticized for its many mistakes. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Dong once suggested to the Central Committee that the history of Qing Dynasty should be re-compiled. However, due to insufficient conditions at that time, it could not be formally carried out.

1959, Zhou Enlai entrusted Wu Han, then vice mayor of Beijing, with the compilation plan of Qing History, but it was stopped because of the national turmoil at that time. 1963, Mao Zedong invited Fan Wenlan and other historians to discuss the compilation of Qing history.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Qing History (Academic and Cultural Project)