míngyídàifǎnglù
Waiting for the Visitor (1663)
- Waiting for the Visitor (1663)
- A political treatise by the Qing dynasty scholar 黄宗羲 huángzōngxī. It offers a radical critique of absolute monarchy and argues for a people-centered government; it was later banned during the Qianlong era but significantly influenced the development of democratic thought in late 19th-century China.