Atlas of Sea Countries is a comprehensive series of world geography and history knowledge compiled by Wei Yuan on behalf of Lin Zexu. In terms of far-reaching political influence and great academic achievements, this is an epoch-making masterpiece. In fact, the main beneficiary of this idea is Japan, because Japanese culture is relatively backward.

Later, Xu's 1848 Chronology of Silver Rings was compiled into hundreds of volumes and published in 1852. The book introduces the world public opinion, the history, political system and customs of various countries in detail, advocates learning from western science and technology, and puts forward the idea of "learning from foreigners' skills to control them". No matter from the far-reaching political influence or great academic achievements, it is an epoch-making masterpiece.

After it spread to Japan, it quickly spread in the upper class of Japan and had a great influence. At that time, Japan was still in a feudal society from the Tokugawa era, and many comments in Historical Records were considered to be outrageous, so they became banned and banned.

Lin Zexu's Chronicle of the Four Continents, with less than 90,000 words, expanded other documents, books and many documents collected by Wei Yuanyuan at that time. It was built in the 22nd year of Daoguang (1842), with 50 volumes (1847) and 60 volumes. Subsequently, Xu Jishe's Ying Huan Zhi Lue, which was formed in the 28th year of Daoguang (1848), was supplemented into 100 volume, which was published in the 2nd year of Xianfeng (1852).

The book introduces the world public opinion, the history, political system and customs of various countries in detail, advocates learning from western science and technology, and puts forward the idea of "learning from foreigners' skills to control them". No matter from the far-reaching political influence or great academic achievements, it is an epoch-making masterpiece.