
Mountains and Rivers Changed: Disorder, Conflict and Decline in the Late Qing Dynasty
by Yuan Canxing
About This Novel
A wonderful history describing the disorder, conflict and decline of the late Qing Dynasty! Well-known historian Yuan Canxing's new work! Analyze the secret psychology of various characters under the background of the great era, reveal the complex motivations in external operations and internal divisions, and reproduce the changes in China that have not happened in three thousand years! A unique perspective to peer into the internal and external troubles of the late Qing Dynasty! This book begins with the Western missionaries who broke into the gate of the Celestial Dynasty, opening the narrative from a subtle and unusual perspective. When the Qing Dynasty closed the door to the outside world and indulged in the dream of a great Celestial Empire, Westerners never stopped trying to enter the door of China. Through nine chapters: collision, rebels, self-improvement, reform, war, war, mutual protection, defeat, and revolution, the author deeply explores the complex motivations behind the great changes in the society in the late Qing Dynasty, showing little-known historical details. When the door is opened, mountains and rivers are shaken, and rivers and mountains undergo disasters. Where will the swaying empire go? Peeling away the cocoons and interlocking them, it deeply explores the little-known historical details behind the great social changes in the late Qing Dynasty. The author of this book, Yuan Canxing, is a young historical scholar and author who has made considerable achievements in the past two years. He is good at unraveling and interlocking narrative structures. His narrative language is gripping, and his writing style has been well received by readers. During the late Qing Dynasty, China faced the impact of the expansion of Western powers, crises caused by long-term accumulation of social problems, and serious government dysfunction. New and old problems converged, but the Qing Empire was like a tired old horse, unable to cope with its needs, stiff but not dead, barely able to survive. The great changes that resulted from countless small events eventually led to the collapse of the empire.
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