淸末 政治知識人의 朝鮮 出使와 그 認識: 薛培榕의 『東藩紀要』 事例

Abstract

Dongfanjiyao(东藩纪要) by Xue Peirong(1835-1904) is a competitive literature work with great article length and academic research value, which includes Korean politics, economics, geography, military, government organization, folk-custom and so on. However, up to now, the research on Xue Peirong and his work is not yet done. This paper is mainly about the following three points—1. The mission activities of his traveling in Korean peninsula gives out the background, structure and main content of the book. 2. Introduces the records of Korean territory in the work under the background of geography in the late Qing Dynasty and the compiling of Yeojiji and clarifies that Xue Peirong used some ways of modern western geography in the book by comparative analysis on historical documents between Qing government and Korean peninsula at that time. 3. His basic attitude and the self-help policy proposed for Korean peninsula. He considered that Korean should develop agriculture, industry and mineral construction adjust measures to local conditions, while select generalship and train troop in military, be honest in government servants and seek their skills, and then, they can pay attention to commercial intercourse and make a prosperous country with a powerful army.