The Eastern and Western Jin dynasties: a dark yet dazzling era in Chinese history.
It had the most beautiful men, the most uninhibited women, the emperor with the most sons, the most formidable figure who killed the most emperors, the wildest and most fascinating famous scholars in history, and a spirit that was both the freest and the most repressive.
“As a mirror lets us see our reflection, so the past lets us understand the present.” Centering on figures from the Jin dynasties, the author carefully examines the historical record, traces the course of events, and explores cause and effect to create a history of the Jin that is easy to understand and impossible to put down!
Volume One of The Unputdownable History of the Two Jin Dynasties focuses on the Western Jin: a history that was beautiful yet ugly, carefree yet steeped in power struggles, and intensely contradictory, with colors as vivid as life itself.
Volume Two of The Unputdownable History of the Two Jin Dynasties covers the upheavals of the Eastern Jin, including changes in who ruled the realm, the struggle for control of the Central Plains, the southward migration of the elite, and the Five Barbarians entering China.
This book is very good! It takes characters from the Jin Dynasty as the main line and tells the history of that era, making it hard to put down. The author's research is rigorous, the historical context is clear, and it also allows people to learn from history. This reminds me of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty", which tells history in a relaxed and easy-to-understand way. Moreover, Cheng Bo Xiufu mentioned in the book reminded me of Yin Jiao in "The Romance of the Gods". I wonder if there is any connection between them? All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
Nice writing! Worth reading!
Interesting and good-looking, I have read it again. The historical events are relatively objective and the writing is good.