The Political Gains and Losses of China's Dynasties

It was a treasure for me, who only had a simple study of history, and it saved me from some stereotyped impressions and thoughts. It can be said that the person Mr. Qian Mu targeted in his preface was me [laughing and crying] [laughing and crying]

Books inherently reflect the author's views. We read a book to broaden our horizons or inspire our thinking. If we open a book just to criticize the author's views, wouldn't it be a small gain but a big gain? Our country has a long history, and many systems have evolved from inception to maturity, from functioning well to gradually failing and being abandoned. Many of these experiences are worthy of our observation and speculation, as well as our reflection and reference. The various political cultures in a country cannot be divorced from its economic background. The change of regimes does not completely overthrow the former, but develops on the basis of the former. Therefore, we must pay attention to history, obtain inspiration and enlightenment from historical trajectories, combine it with current practice, combine it with the past, and look to the future based on the present.

I studied history in college, and I read this book when I was in college. Rewatching it again makes me feel inexplicably happy. Reading history can improve our perspective and deepen our thinking in the vast history.

Have a more comprehensive understanding of the traditional view of history. You cannot generalize everything. Learn to think and be logical, instead of taking the views of others or the public as your own view of history. The more you read and the more comprehensive you think, the closer you can get to the historical truth.

It objectively briefly describes the political systems of several dynasties, describes their changes, expresses their religious principles, and allows historical development to be concretely presented before our eyes. Although the text is short, it contains rich content that can only be known after reading it. The book also expresses some of the author's thoughts on history, which still has a strong reference significance for China today!

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Mr. Is a great talent. He can objectively analyze the political characteristics of dynasties. I have benefited a lot from reading it.

As for Mr. Qian Mu's book, his analysis of the Chinese dynastic system is somewhat innovative, such as scholarly politics, confusion in the concept of political territory, imperial power and prime ministerial power, and a very reasonable refutation of the total denial of traditional culture. Of course, there are certain limitations of the times. For example, an analysis of the system and essence of the Yuan and Qing Dynasties shows that the ruling aristocrats of the Qing Dynasty were not Manchus but bannermen, especially the Eight Banners, and the Eight Banners not only included Manchus. There are also positions that go first, deliberately protecting tradition, weakening the authoritarian nature, especially over-idealizing "scholar politics" and weakening class conflicts. However, there are many subjective inferences, some of which are inconsistent with later research evidence. Of course, this is just a problem of the limitations of the times. This book is okay, but readers are advised to view it dialectically, especially the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It objectively interprets history from a different perspective. It is very innovative and the description is detailed and credible. It is a good book worth re-reading.

Being able to have a relatively rigorous logic to discuss history is already a masterpiece. Moreover, it shows the direction of the content and focuses on the opinions of the times, which is a masterpiece.