Popular Retellings of China's Dynasties (Complete 12-Volume Set): Easier to Read Than Records of the Grand Historian, More Entertaining Than a Novel

A master historian, a divine pen for the ages! The pinnacle of popular history, forged by Cai Dongfan over ten years of painstaking work! This collection spans Chinese history from the Qin and Han dynasties to the Republic of China, covering 2,166 years across 11 works, 1,040 chapters, and more than six million characters. It is the most complete and systematic popular historical novel in Chinese history. Using official histories as its framework and anecdotes as its threads, Cai Dongfan writes in a style that is “neither too literary nor too colloquial,” recounting legendary tales like “The Xuanwu Gate Incident” and “Dismissing the Armies with a Cup of Wine” in language reminiscent of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. More remarkable still, “not a single event is without its source.” While making the stories entertaining, the books adhere strictly to historical facts and preserve the author's own comments and annotations. They make both enjoyable leisure reading and a useful historical reference.

Open these books and you'll discover that history can be fascinating, and that even a monumental work can be a breeze to finish!