Abstract: Qi Biaojia's Diary is the diary of Qi Biaojia, a scholar of the late Ming Dynasty, recorded his reading activities from 1631 to 1645 in detail. It can be seen from Qi Biaojia's Diary that his reading orientation included Confucian classics, History, Literature, Art, Neo-Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism and Contemporary affairs. His reading changed with the time and adapted to the books. And his reading background was associated closely with his family, friends and society. As to his reading psychology, he intended to read for both fame and self-improvement.

Key words: Qi Biaojia's Diary, reading orientation, reading characteristic, reading background, reading psychology