The Mirror of Northland
In 1682, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty visited Changbai Mountain for the first time. During the trip, he asked his ministers to record the cultural and natural resources along the way, and drew a map of the mountains and rivers around Changbai Mountain. In the history and culture of the Qing Dynasty, Changbai Mountain was symbolized as the birthplace of Manchu culture. He has repeatedly referred to Changbai Mountain as the North. After the passage of time, the map drawn by Kangxi has long been lost, and we can’t verify anything that happened in that year. Did the Changbai Mountain in Kangxi’s eyes 400 years ago have great changes compared with today? With these questions given to me by Kangxi, I set out on a journey to the North.
北境之境
公元1682年，时任清朝皇帝康熙首次拜访长白山，在这次的旅途中，他让身边的大臣记录了沿途的人文资源和自然资源，并绘制了长白山周边的山脉、河流图，在清朝的历史文化中，长白山被象征着满族的文化发源地 ，在康熙的传记中，他曾多次将长白山称之为北境。经过时间的流逝，当年康熙绘制的地图早已流失，当年所发生的任何一切我们也无从考证，400年前康熙眼中的长白山与今天相比是否发生了巨大的变化？我带着康熙给我的这些疑问踏上了前往北境的旅程。
