"Cai Dongfan's History of China" is the vernacular version of Cai Dongfan's popular romances of the past dynasties. It is a vast and popular general history of China. The book contains more than a thousand chapters, covering several Spring and Autumn Periods, starting from the First Emperor of Qin to 1920, recording a total of 2166 years of history in 11 volumes. Its content spans a long time, has a large number of characters, and is huge in length, making it the best of all historical novels. He is known as "a historian of a generation and a magic pen for thousands of years".
In terms of the selection and use of historical materials, Cai Dongfan mainly focused on "official history" and also collected anecdotes and anecdotes. He claimed that he "takes official history as the basis and strives for certainty; uses anecdotes as the weft and does not make false accusations." He is extremely cautious in the use of historical materials such as anecdotes and anecdotes, and often "checks them several times."
In terms of genre, it highlights the characteristics of "righteousness is used to convey things, that is, to express feelings". It writes its own text, self-written annotations, and self-written comments.
Reader comments
This book is so rich in content! It is based on official history, and also adds anecdotes and anecdotes to make history more vivid and interesting. Moreover, the author's own annotations and comments made it easier for me to understand the significance of historical events. When I saw the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty mentioned in the book, I couldn't help but think of my relatives and friends. Our lives may not always be smooth sailing, and we may encounter various difficulties and challenges. Just like the Ming Dynasty, we also need continuous efforts and struggle to overcome difficulties and move towards a better future.
The true and objective, multi-dimensional description describes a glorious Ming Dynasty for us.
Not bad, just killing time
The plot is vivid, please like it after reading it.
This book is so rich in content! It is based on official history, and also adds anecdotes and anecdotes to make history more vivid and interesting. Moreover, the author's own annotations and comments made it easier for me to understand the significance of historical events. When I saw the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty mentioned in the book, I couldn't help but think of my relatives and friends. Our lives may not always be smooth sailing, and we may encounter various difficulties and challenges. Just like the Ming Dynasty, we also need continuous efforts and struggle to overcome difficulties and move towards a better future.
The true and objective, multi-dimensional description describes a glorious Ming Dynasty for us.
Not bad, just killing time
The plot is vivid, please like it after reading it.
The story is organized and clear
Very nice book.