A Century of History in Family Letters
by Xiao Gongqin
About This Novel
This book is the memoirs of Mr. Xiao Gongqin, a famous Chinese historian. The Xiao family is a wealthy family in Hengyang, Hunan. The development and changes of the Xiao family in modern times are exactly the epitome of China's ups and downs in a century of history. Therefore, from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to the Anti-Japanese War, from the founding of New China to the War to Resist U. S. Aggression and Aid Korea, from the Cultural Revolution to Reform, the history of modern China has been truly recorded through the traditional form of family letters. The author Xiao Gongqin uses family letters as a starting point to reveal the unknown stories of his family that have been secreted for many years, and writes down the life experiences of some relatives and friends. From this, we can see the destiny of five generations of a family and the portraits of intellectuals in the changing times.
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