From Pangu to Puyi

It uses historical materials as bones and novels as flesh and blood, and the content is three-dimensional and full. History is difficult to write. Kneeling down when writing, one can worship the ancients as gods, while standing up and scolding, the ancients can be trampled into scum. This book avoids the pitfalls and writes Chinese history with flesh and blood and emotions. This book can be called a contemporary "Historical Records". The author inherited Sima Qian's historical view of "studying the relationship between heaven and man and understanding the changes in ancient and modern times", but compressed five thousand years into a sensible story with a faster pace and more vivid pictures. Reading it is like having a conversation with Tai Shigong, except this time, he changed his tone to a popular one, but it is not half as profound.

Some people say that history is like a little girl who can be dressed up by others, but in this book, history is true and warm. The author does not deliberately beautify or vilify anyone. This restrained narrative attitude is particularly valuable in today's historical writing. My biggest feeling after reading this book is: History has never been far away from us. Many of the problems we encounter today were faced by the ancients; many of the propositions we are thinking about today were explored by our sages. This book not only tells stories about the past, but also helps us understand the present and think about the future. "You can know the future by looking at the past." It's true. If you can only read one general history of China, I recommend this one, not because it is the only choice, but because it is the most balanced choice: it finds the best balance between scholarship and readability, between comprehensiveness and depth, and between seriousness and interest. There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, but a good history book should allow everyone to benefit from it and tell history to contemporary people in a way that they like to hear and see. Many people ask: Why should we read history? This book gives the best answer - history is the best teacher and the most faithful mirror. In this mirror, we can see the glory and humiliation, wisdom and ignorance, greatness and insignificance of our ancestors. Only by seeing this clearly can we understand ourselves more clearly and move toward the future more clearly. After reading this book, I suddenly understood what "the weight of history" means. Five thousand years of civilization and the joys and sorrows of countless people are all condensed in words. Behind each chapter is a real life story, and this richness cannot be replaced by any fictional work.

This book reconstructs the five thousand years of China in millions of words. Its ambition is not to pursue novels, but to continue the historical spirit of "Studying the Relationship between Heaven and Man" in "Historical Records". The author restores the emperors and generals in official history to mortal bodies, giving Xiang Yu's lament, Cao Cao's hesitation, and Chongzhen's anxiety all an understandable texture. Reading it is like having a conversation with Tai Shigong across generations, except that the language has been changed to today's voice, but the coldness and warmth in the heart are in the same vein.

In an era when fast-food reading is prevalent, someone is willing to use tens of millions of words to completely tell the trajectory of a civilization. This in itself is a cultural responsibility. The author does not cater to impetuousness or chase hot topics. He just sits quietly at his desk and builds the Great Wall of history word by word. The history is explained very clearly.

Good historical writing! Instead of telling the reader what happened, let the reader see what happened for themselves!! The genius of this book... Is that it doesn't force ideas. Rather, through precise selection of materials and delicate presentation - it guides readers to their own conclusions! Every page invites you to think, not thinks for you!! So well written!!

Author's words! There is a rare stickiness! Once you open the book, you won't be able to put it down! The rhythm of a dark narrative! Art has a degree of relaxation, density and density! He outlined the grand historical turning point in a few words. He did not hesitate to use pen and ink to analyze the subtle and quiet places in the human heart! This precise grasp of the reader's psychology makes reading a long scroll of tens of millions of words as smooth as a short story. This book is the best!!!! You can not only feel the author's profound historical knowledge!! There is no sense of sluggishness like reading a paper... Use the cheapest language to tell the most profound truth!!!! Really well written

Thank you readers for reading and commenting.

It's so wonderfully written that I fell asleep listening to it. The author often uses an "omniscient perspective" in his narratives, but he never abuses this privilege. He only steps forward to give guidance at critical moments. More often, he hides behind the story and lets you discover and judge for yourself. This kind of "restrained" narrative reflects the trust in readers and the author's confidence - a good story can speak for itself.

Very detailed Chinese history. It is easy to write a general history, but it is extremely difficult to write a good general history. The valuable thing about this book is that it hides academic foundation behind plain narrative. From the text analysis of ancient myths to the selection and judgment of official history of the past dynasties, the author has his own judgment but does not show off his knowledge. When you read Puyi's curtain call, you will have completed a review of five thousand years of ups and downs in your heart. That sense of historical weight is obtained by solid reading experience, not by relying on sensational words.

The author's narrative stance always maintains a kind of rational warmth. He is neither sarcastic nor sensational. He expresses deep pity for the sacrifices and sufferings in history, and sincerely admires the wisdom and creation in history. This just right emotional temperature gives the book a historical depth and a humanistic temperature. It is moderately hot and cold, and highly contagious. Break history apart, crush it into pieces and tell it to us.