Some Corrections to Outline of the General Contents of the Poems of the Qing Dynasty:A Study of Yunnan Writers

The study on the poems of the Qing dynasty has been a focus in recent years and some influential works have been published,of which Outline of the General Contents of the Poems of the Qing Dynasty represents the greatest achievement up to now in terms of documentation.Based on an analysis of sixteen Yunnan writers collected in Outline of the General Contents of the Poems of the Qing Dynasty,the paper points out some defects in terms of their works,dates of their birth and death as well as other historical facts.