Burning the Old Summer Palace (Platinum Edition)

The Empire of the Late Qing Dynasty series is a major work of modern historical writing in the fifty states of Guanhe. This series consults rich historical materials at home and abroad, uses multiple observation perspectives, and deeply understands the positions of all parties at the historical scene, as well as their true human background and cognitive logic. It attempts to reorganize the development of modern history, reproduce a real and perceptible past, and interpret the diverse possibilities of history. It is divided into three parts: "The Opium War", "The Rise of the Hunan Army" and "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace". 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 most difficult time? Can history give it another chance? This book takes the burning of the Old Summer Palace as an entry point, slowly unfolds the turbulent historical scene of the late Qing Empire, and depicts and describes many historical figures with in-depth human backgrounds, including Emperor Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan, Hu Linyi, Li Hongzhang, Hong Xiuquan, Li Xiucheng, Park Li, Wall... ; Here are the growth and defeat of influential figures, the treacherous waves 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.