Burning Old Summer Palace
About This Novel
The burning of the Old Summer Palace, as a landmark event of the Second Opium War, caused great trauma to the hearts of all Chinese people. In the south of the Qing Empire, the decisive battle between the Hunan Army led by Zeng Guofan and the Taiping Army was imminent. How did the Qing Empire survive this difficult time? Can history give it another chance? This book takes the burning of the Old Summer Palace as the starting point, slowly unfolds the turbulent historical scene of the late Qing Empire, and deeply depicts and describes many historical figures such as Emperor Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, Li Hongzhang, Hong Xiuquan, Li Xiucheng, Park Li, and Wall... ; Here are the growth and failure of influential figures, the treacherous ups and downs of court politics, the blood on the battlefield, the Qing government's dilemma in the external game, the flash, cowardice and complexity of human nature, and the identification and reflection of many historical misunderstandings such as the mystery of the burning of the Old Summer Palace.
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