Chapter 17: The Recording of History
Bab 17: Pencatatan Sejarah Lao Can dengan tekun mencatat semua pengamatannya dalam buku harian, berharap catatan ini akan berguna bagi generasi mendatang.
Lao Can's travels were not just one person's wandering but a process of recording history. His writings left precious historical documents for later generations.
Lao Can recorded various aspects of the late Qing Dynasty: official corruption, people's suffering, social changes, cultural collisions, and so on. These records were vivid and realistic, allowing people to understand the true conditions of that era.
Lao Can's writings were also critical. He not only recorded facts but also criticized the darkness of society. This criticality gave his writings deeper value.
Lao Can's records provided important materials for historical research in later generations. Historians could understand the true conditions of the late Qing Dynasty through his writings and study the various problems of that era.
Lao Can knew that his writings would influence later generations. He hoped that his records could enable later generations to understand the truth of history and avoid repeating mistakes. This sense of responsibility made him record even more seriously.