Modern History of China

"Modern History of China" is known as the pioneering work in the study of modern Chinese history. A book to understand the historical facts of China over the past century. It was written in 1938, starting with the Opium War and ending with the Anti-Japanese War. It condenses the historical events of China over the past century into less than 100,000 words, with a clear theme and historical theory. The book provides a systematic and analytical interpretation of major events in modern Chinese history such as the Opium War, the Tianping Heavenly Kingdom Movement, the Westernization Movement, the Reform Movement of 1898, and the Revolution of 1911, with many new ideas. It also makes appropriate evaluations of historical figures such as Lin Zexu, Hong Xiuquan, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, Kang Youwei, and Sun Yat-sen.