1900: Gengzi Revolution
by Chen Qingmei In The Late Qing Dynasty
About This Novel
If you don't read the history of the late Qing Dynasty, you don't understand Chinese history. If you don't understand the Gengzi Rebellion, you don't understand modern China. 1900 Was the most tumultuous year, the most turbulent and complicated in the Qing Dynasty. A mutual coercion between the extreme left and populism, a national disaster of a century. Guangxu was deposed, a new crown prince was established, the Boxers invaded Beijing and Tianjin, Cixi declared war, the German minister was killed, foreign embassies were attacked, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, the Southeast resisted the imperial edict, the Self-Reliant Army revolted, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong failed to proclaim themselves emperor, Cixi and Guangxu fled west, Xin Chou negotiated and signed, and Li Hongzhang died. There is always a kind of power that makes you sigh! There is always a picture that will make you stunned for a long time! In order to write this book, the author Chen Qingmei visited historical sites in the late Qing Dynasty and searched for the footprints of the late Qing Dynasty, such as the former site of Dagukou Fort in Tianjin, the former site of Zizhulin Concession, the former site of Zhili Governor's Office, the former site of Tianjin Machinery Bureau East Bureau, Nie The place where Shicheng was martyred... As well as the former sites of the embassies of many countries in Dongjiaomin Lane in Beijing, the former site of the Hanlin Academy, Xishiku Church, the place where Klinde was killed, the former site of Xianliang Temple, the former site of Li Hongzhang's private residence in Xizongbu Hutong, the former site of the Prime Minister's Yamen, etc. The author abandoned medicine to pursue literature. He used a doctor's delicacy and rigor to accurately explore historical details. He used the keenness and insight of a reporter to peel off the cocoons and restore the truth. "1900: The Gengzi Revolution" has a total of 270,000 words and is divided into seven chapters. The panoramic record records the various chaos in China in the first year of the 20th century, and highly restores an empire in troubled times that suffered from "serious adverse reactions." Exclusive vision and unique insights. Here, understand modern China.
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