This is not the romance of the Qing Dynasty that you are familiar with, but the real dynasty hidden in the gaps in historical materials.
From the secrets of Nurhaci's rise to Puyi's tragic end, from the power game in the court to the fireworks in the marketplace, there are both the grand territorial ambitions of the prosperous Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties and the humiliating struggle of the changes in the late Qing Dynasty.
Rather than being obsessed with the grand narrative of emperors and generals, I would rather savor the vivid lives of small characters such as Jin Shengtan's character and the upright officials of "Three Tangs", dismantle the human calculations behind the palace mysteries, and explore the hidden connections between medical science and governance, history books and people's livelihood.
With gentle brushstrokes, it dissects the situation of three hundred years and shows you the complex and real Qing Dynasty beyond the textbooks.
