The Record of the Swallow

Japanese: 燕行録 - えんこうろく
The Record of the Swallow

…On the other hand, travel writings often used this form of poetry. Many of the Yeonghangroku (travel journals of the envoys' journey to and from Beijing) and the Nittosoyuki (Impressions of Japanese Envoy Kim In-gyeon, 1763) were written in this form. With the end of the Yi Dynasty, this form of poetry disappeared. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Yenhangroku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一方,紀行文もよくこの歌形を用いている。多くの燕行録(使臣一行が北京へ往復する間の旅行記)や《日東壮遊記》(通信使金仁謙の日本印象記,1763)などはこの歌形で記述されていた。李朝の終りとともにこの歌形は姿を消してしまった。…

※「燕行録」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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