Cai Dongfan's Historical Novels: Romance of the Tang Dynasty (1)

About This Novel

This book is a must-read historical novel about the Tang Dynasty, telling the story of the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty. The history begins from the Tang emperor Li Yuan who won the world in one fell swoop in the late Sui Dynasty to the usurpation of the Tang Dynasty by Zhu Quanzhong. The whole book reproduces the rise and fall of the Tang Empire, which once dominated the world, from its rise to strength to its final demise. For readers who like the history of the Tang Dynasty, this book is not to be missed. This book is the Tang Dynasty part of "Popular Romance of Chinese History". Careful selection of materials, focusing on the main sources and trusting history, and supplementing unofficial histories can help people gain an introduction to national history. The work narrates the 290-year history of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, and experienced historical facts such as the tragedy of women, castration, and feudal lordship. It has plain views, rich content, methodical exposition, elegant language, self-evaluation and self-annotation, and has both reason and interest. It is indeed a classic of popular history. In the selection and use of historical materials, Cai Dongfan mainly focused on "official history" and also collected anecdotes and anecdotes. He claimed that the historical romance he compiled "takes official history as the classic and strives for certainty; uses anecdotes as the latitude and does not make false accusations." He is extremely cautious in the use of historical materials such as anecdotes and anecdotes, and often requires "several rounds of textual research."

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