There was a prevailing climate of traveling in Late Ming Dynasty, and most of the literati had the works recording their trips; hence among essays, travel notes have attracted much attention from the scholars of later generations, and Yuan Hongdao's travel notes are especially outstanding. Because of the change of favorable or unfavorable turns in life, and the transition from realization of life, a writer would inevitably have transformation in literary creations and thought. Yuan Zhongdao had aimed at Yuan Hongdao's transformation in academic thought in earlier stage and later stage to indicate the different styles and features of his travel notes before and after. The dissertation referred to Yuan Zhongdao's theory, gave priority to Yuan Hongdao's travel notes of ”Jin Fan Ji” and ”Jie Tuo Ji” made in the 24th and 25th year under the reign of Emperor Wanli, deliberated his ”Ping Hua Zhai Ji” and ”Sa Bi Tang Ji” made around the 28th year under the reign of Emperor Wanli, and used them to compare with his ”Hua Song You Cao” written in the 37th year under the reign of same emperor to explore the varied styles and features of Yuan Hongdao's travel notes before and after, and the common elements that run through his travel notes in earlier stage and later stage.