Taihai Shichalu (Records from the Mission to Taiwan and Its Strait)

Taihai Shichalu (Records from the Mission to Taiwan and Its Strait)
Written by Huang Shujing, Qing dynasty
Manuscript copy from the Siku Quanshu (Wenyuange edition)
Qianlong reign (1736-1795), Qing Dynasty

Appended to the chapter of “Chikan Bitan (Notes on Chikan)” in the Taihai Shichalu (Records from the Mission to Taiwan and Its Strait) is the “Weizheng Fulue (A Brief Sketch of the Bogus Zheng Government).” It sheds light on the power of the Zheng clan across East Asian waters and how Koxinga was able to build his army and warships to fight against the Qing court.