Dragon Star Chuhui: a Pictorial History of the Treasure Star Medal in the Qing Dynasty
by Chen Yue
About This Novel
The Double Dragon Star is the first national medal of modern significance in Chinese history. Its emergence and development are not only important events in the modern history of China and the history of medal culture, but also a microcosm of the history of China's modernization reform in the late Qing Dynasty. "The First Glow of the Dragon Star: The Illustrated History of the Treasure Star Medal of the Qing Dynasty" is a monograph on Chinese medals that Chen Yue has been preparing for many years. This book begins with the introduction of Western-style medals in China in the late Qing Dynasty. It combines a large number of documents, systems, illustrations, lists of recipients and other relevant historical materials as well as physical photos and drawings. The case painting presents the entire process of late Qing medals represented by the Double Dragon Star from their birth, changes, perfection and disappearance with the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It also introduces the design and system of late Qing medals in detail, filling the gap in the research on modern Chinese medals. The book is rich in text and rigorous in research. It completely collects the relevant historical materials of various medals in the Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong periods. It is also equipped with 388 high-definition color pictures and rare old photos, and 78 paintings of medals in the late Qing Dynasty.
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