| Abstract |
Tu, Long, one of the early figures in the late Ming Dynasty, once rode a horse from Wudadi Lingkou, Dantu, Jiangsu to Capital within only 18 days in July, Wanli 11th year. Basedon Grand Canal on-site researches and Tu's exact journey path and schedule, this paper depicts Tu's journey. Not like people in Ming Dynasty travelling between Jiangnan and Capital mostly by boat on Grand Canal, Tu rode to Capital which was an unpredecentedly high-speed in Ming. Tu's characteristic introduced from this act offers a new and detailed example for the study on literati and literature in late Ming Dynasty.
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