Dusk in the Forbidden City (full Translation)
by I
About This Novel
This book mainly records the twilight period of the "Qing Dynasty" trapped in the Forbidden City, that is, the history from 1912 to 1924 from the founding of the Republic of China to Puyi's expulsion from the palace. The author Johnston uses the transition from monarchy to republic as the historical background, including the Reform Movement of 1898, the Boxer Rebellion, the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor, and Zhang Xun's restoration. And other events; based on his experience as an imperial advisor and coexisting with the last emperor Puyi, the book depicts the unique, closed and desirable life in the Forbidden City, and presents the real Puyi and the turbulent situation in modern China in his eyes one by one through memoirs. All kinds of characters are vivid and vivid on the page.
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Official(3)Scraped 3d ago
In fact, Puyi's life is happier. When he was young, he was forced to flee from the palace. Jingyuan, who lived in Tianjin, was distraught and fled to the Northeast. He established the Manchukuo Kingdom and proclaimed himself emperor. He was later imprisoned but was pardoned.
It describes the life experience of the last emperor from boyhood to youth, and also adds hundreds of high-definition historical photos to restore the historical atmosphere at that time and reproduce the glory and decline of the Forbidden City.
As someone close to Puyi, Johnston used a vivid and humane perspective to tell the ups and downs of a deeply intertwined story between the individual and the times. It was really interesting.
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Official(3)Scraped 3d ago
In fact, Puyi's life is happier. When he was young, he was forced to flee from the palace. Jingyuan, who lived in Tianjin, was distraught and fled to the Northeast. He established the Manchukuo Kingdom and proclaimed himself emperor. He was later imprisoned but was pardoned.
It describes the life experience of the last emperor from boyhood to youth, and also adds hundreds of high-definition historical photos to restore the historical atmosphere at that time and reproduce the glory and decline of the Forbidden City.
As someone close to Puyi, Johnston used a vivid and humane perspective to tell the ups and downs of a deeply intertwined story between the individual and the times. It was really interesting.
