关键词: 允禟 , 满文 西洋字 文字转写

Abstract: Yuntang, the son of Emperor K angxi, created a code by mixing western characters and Manchu language. The Qing government included the use of this code to send messages as one of the 28 accusations against Yuntang. An inspection of the newly discovered file of Yuntang's case, has found that the code system transliterated Chinese using Manchu and then transliterated Manchu language to L atin characters. The design of this code system considered both the sound and shape of the characters. The code was quite distinctive but also had many defects. As the earliest known transliteration of Manchu created by Chinese people, the western character code created by Yuntang was an example of cultural communication between East and West in the early Qing Dynasty. As to the content of the coded letter, it only discussed family matters. Nevertheless, when the Qing government charged Yuntang it bypassed the content and focused on criticizing the intention of his behavior and created a subtle sense of between the virtual and the reality"' regarding the content of the letter and the meaning of the violation.