This book is based on historical materials and arranged in chronological order. It is divided into sixteen chapters to describe Wu Zetian's life course from childhood to her twilight years for 82 years. Among them, it focuses on describing the reforms of politics, economy, border defense, culture, etc. That Wu Zetian carried out after she came to power. At the end of the article, there are appendices a chronicle of Wu Zetian, evaluations of Wu Zetian in the past dynasties, a hundred years of research on Wu Zetian, and an index of Wu Zetian's works at home and abroad, striving to present readers with a Wu Zetian who is close to the historical truth.
Reader comments
The writing style of this book is very rigorous and the writing style is also good. The author tells Wu Zetian's life in chronological order, which gave me a clearer understanding of her legendary experience. The storyline is very attractive, especially Wu Zetian's journey from talent to emperor, which made me admire her wisdom and courage. This book also has a lot of appendices, and you can see that the author is very attentive. I think this book is worth reading and can give us a more comprehensive understanding of Wu Zetian.
The writing style of this book is very rigorous and the writing style is also good. The author tells Wu Zetian's life in chronological order, which gave me a clearer understanding of her legendary experience. The storyline is very attractive, especially Wu Zetian's journey from talent to emperor, which made me admire her wisdom and courage. This book also has a lot of appendices, and you can see that the author is very attentive. I think this book is worth reading and can give us a more comprehensive understanding of Wu Zetian.