"The Afterglow of the Dynasty" is a popular book written by Ji Yu about the history of the Qing Dynasty in China. This book starts from the political turmoil in the late Qing Dynasty around 1860 and ends around the Gengzi Revolution in 1900. It describes the creation and development of the Huai Army by Li Hongzhang, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and the history of the Huai Army's prosperity, evolution and final destruction. With a grand perspective and delicate writing style, the author restores the many wars in the late Qing Dynasty in which the Huai army participated, and shows the historical process of the rapid decline of the Qing Dynasty and the competition between various classes and forces in this period against the background of internal and external difficulties. Pushing aside the dust and fog, and re-observing the Huai Army, which was once the last military pillar of the Qing Dynasty, we can see that what the author has written is not only the rise and fall of China's first modern army, but also a period of history that cannot be ignored in the difficult exploration and dramatic transformation of modern China.
Reader comments
This book describes the rise and fall of the Huai Army in great detail, giving me a deeper understanding of that turbulent era. I like Li Hongzhang the most in the book. His sentence "Whoever writes history in the past ten thousand years will be able to make a prince three thousand miles away", which fully demonstrates his ambition. The story of the Huai Army is also a microcosm of China's modernization process and is worth reading.
Comprehensive and complete in one go. It connects the complicated people and events in the Qing Dynasty through the rise and fall of the Huai Army. It is very clear and the people and events are written clearly. It's not tiring to watch, and it's quite rewarding to understand everything clearly! When people are in troubled times, their ambitions are strong; when people are in the arena, they can't help themselves; when people are in trouble, how many can wake up! Long live the name, lonely things behind you! Those who respect the past, remember the past, look at the present, and understand it step by step!
Interested in Li Hongzhang's rise, this book gives a detailed account of the establishment and development of the Huai Army. Li Hongzhang is extremely talented. He became a Jinshi and became a member of the Hanlin Academy. When war broke out, he resolutely joined the army. After going through many hardships, he founded the Huai Army and made many meritorious deeds, becoming an influential figure in modern Chinese history.
Rich and practical content, with certain practical value
Simple and easy to understand, very exciting!
Very beautiful, recommended
I can understand it, it's interesting.
Documentary literature, worth reading!
It was so enjoyable to read, how difficult it was to wake up a hundred years ago.
Different from ordinary biographies, the author introduces the environment and historical background of the time in great detail, allowing readers to have a deeper understanding of the matter.
It is true and objective, and makes you feel a lot after reading it!
This book describes the rise and fall of the Huai Army in great detail, giving me a deeper understanding of that turbulent era. I like Li Hongzhang the most in the book. His sentence "Whoever writes history in the past ten thousand years will be able to make a prince three thousand miles away", which fully demonstrates his ambition. The story of the Huai Army is also a microcosm of China's modernization process and is worth reading.
Comprehensive and complete in one go. It connects the complicated people and events in the Qing Dynasty through the rise and fall of the Huai Army. It is very clear and the people and events are written clearly. It's not tiring to watch, and it's quite rewarding to understand everything clearly! When people are in troubled times, their ambitions are strong; when people are in the arena, they can't help themselves; when people are in trouble, how many can wake up! Long live the name, lonely things behind you! Those who respect the past, remember the past, look at the present, and understand it step by step!
Interested in Li Hongzhang's rise, this book gives a detailed account of the establishment and development of the Huai Army. Li Hongzhang is extremely talented. He became a Jinshi and became a member of the Hanlin Academy. When war broke out, he resolutely joined the army. After going through many hardships, he founded the Huai Army and made many meritorious deeds, becoming an influential figure in modern Chinese history.
Rich and practical content, with certain practical value
Simple and easy to understand, very exciting!
Very beautiful, recommended
I can understand it, it's interesting.
Documentary literature, worth reading!
It was so enjoyable to read, how difficult it was to wake up a hundred years ago.
Different from ordinary biographies, the author introduces the environment and historical background of the time in great detail, allowing readers to have a deeper understanding of the matter.
It is true and objective, and makes you feel a lot after reading it!