The Secret History of the Five Avenues
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This book explores the century-old history of Tianjin's Wudao Concession, focusing on the ups and downs of the Republic of China's political figures, aristocrats and celebrities from all walks of life in this "country within a country". From the bribery of President Cao Kun's national integrity in his later years to the conspiracy of Puyi's Jingyuan restoration, from the shocking divorce of Wenxiu's "Sword Concubine Revolution" to the bloody struggle in Ji Hongchang's Red Mansion, the manuscript reveals through more than 20 historical buildings that this concession was not only a haven for the powerful, but also the source of restoration, and a stage for the confrontation between old and new ideological trends. The work uses architecture as its warp and characters as its weft, weaving an ukiyo-e of the Republic of China intertwined with power, money and redemption.
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