滿文 일기 《閒窓錄夢》을 통해 본 보오이(booi)의 삶과 정체성

Abstract

In this article, I intended to examine the life and identity of a Booi(包衣) by analyzing Mu Qixian(穆齊賢)’s diary Xianchuanglumeng(閒窓錄夢, abbreviated as Xianchuang). Xianchuang was originally written in Manchu language, was translated into Chinese language in 2011. It contained records of about four years(1828, 1829, 1830, and 1835), showing the images of Beijing in the period of the Daoguang(道光) emperor(1821-1850). Mu’s original family register was Penglai(蓬萊) county in Shandong(山東) province, but he was born and grew in Beijing. He was from Han Chinese, but was separately registered on Manchu Bordered Blue Banner(鑲籃旗滿洲). he belonged to the Booi class under the command of Booi Banner Captain(包衣佐領). He served as a bureaucrat in the Prince Dun Mansion(惇親王府) and Prince Dun’s villa Handeyuan(涵德園). Prince Dun was just named Miankai(綿愷, 1795-1838), and honored as Prince Dun of the first rank. Mu Qixian also opened a school to teach students in the Temple of the Past-Ages Emperors. Subsequently, he was deprived of Manchu household register, became a civilian(民人) and was incorporated into the register of Shuntian fu(順天府). Mu Qixian represented a relatively ordinary Booi class in Qing dynasty. I here attempted to discuss the status and identity of a Han Booi, focusing on Mu’s case. From the three aspects of the residential areas, the institutions, and the objects of social intercourse, we can see that he was placed in a intermediate position between the Manchu and the Han Chinese. He had an ambiguous identity, because he lost his identity and status as Han Chinese despite being a Han Chinese, and also could not completely become the Manchu.