History of the Qing Palace
by Qi Rushan
About This Novel
The book "Memoirs of Qi Rushan: History of the Qing Palace" delicately and vividly restores the Qing court in Mr. Qi's memory. From food, clothing, housing and transportation to etiquette systems, some of the contents in the book are what Mr. Qi heard and saw with his own ears, and some are first-hand information he obtained after consulting the files of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Jingshi Room, and the Imperial Kitchen Room. Mr. Qi is like an excellent narrator, leading readers on a journey through the mysterious royal forbidden areas. Qi Rushan is a literary and artistic scholar, but he is by no means a simple scholar. He understands people, knows things, understands politics, is broad-minded, insightful, and knows how to live. He even specially studied the Three Hundred and Sixty Lines of Peking, talked with chefs in large and small restaurants, and wrote books on food such as "Summary of Cooking". He is known as a revolutionary, historian, artist, writer and folklorist. He is a good example of modern intellectuals, and his legendary life is fully presented in his memoirs.
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