Houzhuang Diary showed the individual disaster history of Liu Shaokuan. From the perspective of recording, he not only recorded local disasters, but also focused on disasters nationwide and even worldwide with the development of new media. From the perspective of individual feedback, Liu, a local gentry with a sense of public responsibility, dedicated to discussing and practicing, reflecting his knowledge transformation from the old to the new; on the other hand, as an individual affected by the disasters, he had his own philosophical thoughts on the disasters, not only showing his mood during that period of time, but also affecting his whole world view.