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Chinese author
For the Hong Kong director Xú Kè (徐克), see Tsui Hark.
Xu Ke (Chinese: 徐珂; pinyin: Xú Kē; 1869–1928) was a Chinese writer. He wrote an "unofficial" history of the Qing dynasty, Qing Bai Lei Chao [zh], published in 48 volumes in 1917. Author and UC Irvine professor Yong Chen said the book "provides an encyclopedic coverage of life during the Qing dynasty."