Yin Shang*****

An excellent satirical novel by Prince Ma, with various metaphors and allusions and the arrangement of various historical and political plots, makes people laugh easily, and at the same time makes people think about history and politics.

I couldn't stop laughing while reading this book... It's best worth reading for those who want to have fun.

Give it some sunshine and it will shine. Given a fulcrum, I want to move the earth. A starting point can always write a good story. Ma Boyong is really a lucky star for readers. He can always take advantage of his interest and return home satisfied and unfinished. At that time, the Mayan craze was written in the time of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, which narrowed the distance between China and the Maya! However, after all, it is too far away, and I always feel that it is not so thorough, and it lacks a bit of Ma's flavor!

So talented, humorous and sarcastic at the same time

With the absurd "cross-civilization collision" as the core, it uses black humor to deconstruct history, cleverly integrates the cultural symbols and historical details of the Shang Dynasty and the Maya, and hides deep thoughts on civilizational exchanges in the laughter and curses. "The History of the Maya Conquests of the Yin and Shang Dynasties" is a strange book with a serious core wrapped in a jokey shell. Ma Boyong used the absurd setting of "the Yin merchant fleet unexpectedly landed in the Maya" as a guide to forcefully kink two seemingly unrelated civilizations, but he completed the interrogation of the nature of civilization in the gag. When the bronze tripod of the Yin Shang Dynasty met the Mayan solar calendar, and when oracle bone inscriptions and hieroglyphics collided in foreign lands, the author did not fall into the cliché of "theory of superiority and inferiority of civilization", but used the comic effect of "cultural misreading" to eliminate the heaviness of historical narrative. The seemingly nonsensical details in the book - such as the Yin Shang soldiers using tortoise shells to divine Mayan prophecies, and the Mayan priests enshrining bronze weapons as sacred objects - are actually a metaphor for the misunderstandings and integration that inevitably exist in civilizational exchanges. This kind of "serious nonsense" just makes readers think more deeply about the contingency of history and the fragility of civilization while laughing. It is not a rigorous historical work, but it is a funny mirror that reveals the nature of human civilization, revealing the truth amidst the absurdity. The balance between absurdity and seriousness: Using the absurd setting of "cross-civilizational conquest" to carry the serious theme of civilizational exchanges makes the heavy history light and perceptible. A sense of research on details: The book's detailed descriptions of Yin Shang sacrifices and the Mayan calendar may seem like a joke but conceal real historical elements, which enhances the sense of immersion in the story.

This book takes the theme of the collision between the ancient Chinese nation of Yin Shang and the ancient Mayan nation of Central America. It writes an interesting story in humorous language. The author uses various common and popular modern and contemporary stories as well as real-life events as examples. Let us have a deeper understanding and discrimination of many current phenomena. Maybe this story is not true, but it might have been even more exciting when Eastern and Western civilizations collided thousands of years ago.

This book is very interesting, the author has a rich imagination and the storyline is wonderful

A very good book, highly recommended! [Sending Hearts]

Hahaha, it's serious nonsense, but that doesn't stop it from being interesting.

Very interesting, it metaphors many things

What a beautiful state of mind. I can only say that my current limited knowledge makes me feel familiar when I see many memes, but it's not enough to reflect the source.

It's so beautiful. Come on.

Unique book

Laughing like crazy, it's all imagination

Started the second brush 😀 looks good

Looks great, really recommended

I have to listen carefully to this book before I can fully understand it.

Prince Ma's novels are so awesome

Very interesting book. Prince Ma is indeed a wonderful man.

If you don't look carefully, you might think it's a trick. But take a closer look. Oh my god, what is this? ◝₍ᴑ̑ДO͝₎◞

Very good novel

It's an interesting novel.

Very interesting

The author is very imaginative, haha

Very interesting, I like it very much

Interesting book, worth reading

Do you understand? It seems like I didn't understand it again.

Without telling you, these plots made me think it was real history. I highly recommend this book.

The Chinese version of Gulliver's Travels is whimsical and absurd, but it is actually a profound satire, a sad lament, and a cold humor.

Such an interesting book, worthy of being Prince Ma, he slapped me with laughter [face covering]