Ancient Chinese Literature and History Stories Series: Stories of Chinese Reform
by Zhu Zhongwen
About This Novel
Reform was called bianfa in ancient China. Its origins can be traced back to the Legalist thought among hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin period. From Shang Yang's reform in the Qin Dynasty to Emperor Xiaowen's reform in the Northern Wei Dynasty, from Wang Anshi's reform in the Northern Song Dynasty to Zhang Juzheng's reform in the Ming Dynasty, and then to the Reform Movement of 1898 in the late Qing Dynasty. Looking at ancient Chinese history, most of the successful reforms that truly brought development and future to the country occurred before the Sui and Tang Dynasties before Confucianism became hegemonic. However, when Confucianism became the era of academic hegemony, all reforms failed, and the fate of the reformers was tragic. The ancient Chinese reform stories collected in this book are records of those inspiring or tragic times.
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