Ma Yong's History: Four Books of the Late Qing Dynasty
by Ma Yong
About This Novel
The "Four Books of the Late Qing Dynasty" includes "Awakening", "Restoration", "National Change" and "Revolution". It describes the major historical events from 1894 to 1911, including the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1911, the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Reform of 1898, the Boxer Rebellion, the invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and the Revolution of 1911. It records the entire process of the Qing Dynasty from awakening to self-rescue, failure of self-rescue to overthrow. It involves many important historical figures, such as Cixi, Guangxu, Yixin, Li Hongzhang, Kang Youwei, Yuan Shikai, Sun Yat-sen, etc. The author Ma Yong provides us with new ideas for re-understanding and thinking about these historical events and characters.
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