Abstract At the time of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing dynasty, Baishan Shicun by Zhuo Qitu and Baishan Shichao by Yi Funa were the two earliest poetry compilations that collected poems of all Bannermen.They served as a transition in the history of poetry collections of Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.However, one of the two books is already lost,and the other one has only handwritten copies left.Recent literature contains many misunderstandings and mistakes regarding these two books and their editors.But in fact, most of these mistakes, such as the names of titles, the number of volumes, authors, appendixes, and basic situation of the editors, can be better understood through thorough study and comparison, so that we can restore the history to the fullest and avoid the continuing spread of misunderstandings.At the same time, since little has been done to examine poetry of Eight Banners of Qing Dynasty as a whole, this discussion will promote future researches on this topic.
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