Ma Yong on the Late Qing Dynasty

What if the constitutional reforms had been completed successfully? What if the Qing government had not established a royal family cabinet? What if the Guangxu Emperor had lived ten years longer? Let Professor Ma Yong help you see through these possibilities!

Ma Yong on the Late Qing is a work by modern historian Ma Yong. It brings together decades of his research, spanning the period from the Opium Wars to the Xinhai Revolution, and offers thoughtful, in-depth insights.

The book is divided into four parts:

Part One: Historical Records. Focusing on historical facts, it includes works such as "A Record of Empress Dowager Cixi's Return to Power" and "The Zizhengyuan: A Chinese-Style Tragedy."

Part Two: Reports and Rumors. Centered on fresh investigations of historical mysteries, it includes works such as "Who Took the Guangxu Emperor's Life?" and "Did Yuan Shikai Conceal a Secret Report?"

Part Three: Informal Remarks. Focusing on biographical portraits, it includes works such as "The Regent Prince: Praised and Condemned" and "Li Hongzhang and Ito Hirobumi."

Part Four: Interpretations. Focusing on historical commentary and political essays, it includes works such as "Whose Interests Did Constitutional Monarchy Threaten?" and "The Gravediggers of the Great Qing Dynasty."