One volume of Qing history, half a century of war. From the rise of the dragon in Shengjing to the sunset in the Forbidden City, "Those Things in the Qing Dynasty" clears away the fog of drama, taking official history as its bones and human nature as its soul. Look at Kangxi's imperial strategy to capture Oboi and pacify the three vassals, taste the undercurrents of Qianlong's prosperous age, and lament the power chess game where Cixi listened to politics behind the curtain. There are intrigues in the court, battles on the battlefield, the joys and sorrows of the maids in the palace, and the livelihood of ordinary people in the market. Open this book and read all the changes over the past three hundred years, and understand the rise and fall of a dynasty.
