Why Is History Like This? The History of China in Buggy Green Comics, Vol. 2

Get one piece of historical knowledge in one minute: Emperors sure knew how to have fun! The ancients were fascinating!

Did Qianlong like role-playing?

Did Qin Shi Huang love barbecue?

Did people in the Tang Dynasty also have to work all night?

Did people in the Song Dynasty have to be fast typists to pass exams?

Was Li Bai a live-in son-in-law?

And why should you never become a eunuch if you transmigrate to ancient times?

Meticulously researched and fact-checked history + carefully selected hilarious trivia + the “drama queen” Chong Xiaolu bringing history to life = a comprehensive look at Chinese history!

Chong Xiaolu brings history to life through dramatic performances, hilariously recreating the ancients' everyday antics. These fun historical stories are told in lively, witty comic form, showing the details of ancient life from unexpected angles and answering the “why” behind the little moments of history.

Emperors sure knew how to have fun, the goings-on at court, scholars weren't stuffy, and the ancients were fascinating. Full of jokes and fascinating facts, delightfully strange and hilarious. Join Chong Xiaolu for a fun, easy journey through thousands of years of history.