This monograph examines Chosn Dynasty's Zun Zhou Si Ming (Revering the Zhou and Longing for the Ming) during the period of 16371800, after Chosn entered tributary relations with the Qing. It shows how the royal family, Confucian scholars, and Ming-loyalist descendants continued to affirm Ming legitimacy through practices such as ritual commemoration of Ming emperors, covert use of Ming reign-titles, and the compilation of Ming-centered historical writings, alongside related material and institutional expressions. Framing these phenomena within Chosn Little China self-positioning, the study integrates concepts of Chosn mainstream cultural mentalities such as the concept of orthodoxy, Sinophilia, Sadae (serving the great), and the Hua-Yi distinction. It offers a reinterpretation of Qing- Chosn relations during the Qing Dynasty.
