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Discourses on Salt and Iron 盐铁论
The Discourses on Salt and Iron is an unparalleled work. It is the only book in the history of Chinese culture to provide a relatively objective record of debates within the ruling class between those in and out of power over major policies concerning the nation's finances, economy, diplomacy, and culture. Even today, more than two thousand years later, it allows us to understand not only the politics, economy, military affairs, and diplomacy of the time, but also the philosophical foundations u
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Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨
Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along!
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Quick Transmigration: This Time, I Refuse to Be a Jerk! 快穿：这一世，拒绝当渣男！
(Quick transmigration / no fixed couple / fictional setting / pocket dimension / scumbag redemption) 1. An honest man in ancient times 2. An Eighties simp 3. A victim of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law war 4. A dutiful son 5. A gambling addict 6. A golden phoenix who flies out of the mountains 7. An educated youth sent to the countryside 8. A younger sister living with her parents …
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The Ghost Zhao Gao Overthrows the Qin Empire 幽灵赵高颠覆秦帝国
Zhao Gao, the son of a convict, was born in a hidden palace of the Qin dynasty. His mother was a relative of a convicted criminal from Zhao. From childhood, he endured the cruelty of Qin law and the pain of his homeland’s defeat. From the moment he was born, hatred of Qin and a desire to restore Zhao took root in his heart... He entered Xianyang alone and lay low... Convicted for his private dealings with the remnants of the Six States, he was sentenced to death by Meng Yi. Qin Shi Huang valued
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Ingenious Inventions of Ancient China 中国古代奇技淫巧
The authors of this book searched through vast collections of historical records, painstakingly gathering hundreds of long-lost secret arts and techniques passed down through the centuries. These include forging antiques, identifying treasures, alchemy, health practices, beauty techniques, fortune-telling by characters, martial arts, and spiritual cultivation. Their scope ranges from contemplating the heavens and earth and making uncanny predictions to calming the mind, curing illness, and riddi
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The Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms 东周列国志
More than five hundred years of upheaval in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods unfold in this book! The Zhou royal house declined and the feudal lords rose. The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period took turns dominating, while the Seven Warring States fought for control of the Central Plains. From the brief hegemony of Duke Zhuang of Zheng to Duke Huan of Qi uniting the feudal lords; from Wu Zixu’s quest for revenge to the battle of wits between Sun Bin and Pang Juan; from
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Ambush 伏杀
[Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
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Hong Xiuquan, the Charismatic Heavenly King 风流天王洪秀全
Hong Xiuquan, an impoverished scholar in the late Qing, was quite the extraordinary man. He struck out on a new path, launched the Jintian Uprising, rose from humble beginnings, captured Nanjing, founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, dominated eighteen provinces, and ruled for fourteen years over half the realm. He was insatiably greedy, consorting with courtesans and surrounding himself with beautiful women. He gathered beauties from across the land, keeping 2,300 women in his harem to serve hi
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Young Once 曾少年
The hit TV adaptation of the novel, The Youth Years, is now airing! Supervised and written by Jiu Yehui, it stars Zhang Yishan, Guan Xiaotong, Fan Chengcheng, Li Xirui, and Jiang Peiyao, bringing together the dream cast millions of readers have been waiting for. Let's look back together at the young people we once were, and the girls who were by their side. People always think the songs, movies, and snacks of their youth were better, and their friends more lovable. That's because the feelings of
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A Brief History 短史记
As real history is retold through later novels, operas, and other forms, it often loses its accuracy. Readers' ingrained assumptions about tradition also give rise to many historical prejudices and misconceptions. For example: Did Marco Polo actually visit China? Was his travelogue a work of fiction cobbled together from his imagination? Why did no one share or praise Du Fu's poetry while he was alive? Did the Song dynasty really account for 60% to 80% of the world's GDP? Was Wu Cheng'en really
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Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策
[This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into
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The Vermilion Bird Calls 朱雀鸣
This is an irreverent fantasy cultivation novel. Readers used to traditional cultivation stories may find it a little jarring. But if you're just as irreverent, then you're in the right place. This book is all about having fun.
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Fierce Resistance War 激情抗战
[Alternate history + transmigration + heroes + espionage + behind enemy lines + the spirit of Bright Sword + multiple heroines + revenge] Shen Guohui, a police academy student, transmigrates to Jinling in 1937 while visiting the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. Enraged, he kills Iwane Matsui, the Japanese army's supreme commander. With help from Jiang Dan, his family's tutor, he escapes the residence and runs into Luo Manyun, Chen Gang, and other Nationalist special forces operatives planning an
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A Complete Guide to Bazi 八字通晓
Eight Characters Made Clear is really just two names put together. Whose names are they? Tan Bazi, a man, and Jiang Tongxiao, a woman. At Tangfeng Cave, Guan Jixu and Fang Zhinan received the true teachings of Immortal Masters Xu and Guan, among others. They founded the Taihua East Peak School of Destiny Studies, enthroning as its patriarch and as deputy patriarch. From then on, Tangfeng Cave and Taihua East Peak became two important forums for destiny studies. The st
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Little Pleasures 小小乐趣
A collection of short stories and interesting moments, offering a glimpse of a good life and beautiful dreams. Let our hearts find release, joy, and happiness, and let go of stress.
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Essentials for Studying the Shurangama Sutra 楞严经修学法要
The full title of the Shurangama Sutra is The Great Buddha Crown, Tathagata’s Secret Cause for Cultivation and Realization, the Complete Meaning, and the Myriad Practices of All Bodhisattvas’ Shurangama Sutra. It is an extremely important Buddhist scripture. The Sutra on the Extinction of the Dharma says that in the Age of Declining Dharma, the Shurangama Sutra will be the first to disappear. The Shurangama Sutra includes the introductory section, the three refutations of consciousness, the ten
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Iron-Blooded General Xin Qiji 铁血名将·辛弃疾
During the Shaoxing reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song, the Jin army occupied the lands north of the Yangtze River, and the Han people suffered humiliation and misery under Jin rule. Heroes rose up across the land to resist the Jin. At this time, the young Xin Qiji put down his brush and took up arms, beginning a life of iron and blood, courage and ambition: he joined the resistance forces and fought fiercely in Zizhou City; with just a few dozen men, he dared to storm an enemy camp o
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The Tomb Raider's Jade Talisman (Original Novel of the Film and TV Adaptation) 摸金玦（影视原著）
In the 1960s, a sweeping movement engulfed all of China. Fatty, Lu Jun, and I were assigned to a farm in the Heilongjiang Production and Construction Corps. With winter approaching, our old platoon leader arranged for the three of us and our courier, Jian Guo, to stay behind and guard the supplies. Before long, a once-in-a-century blizzard swept in. We set a trap for a fox stealing firewood, only to encounter a pack of wolves that had wandered down from Siberia. To escape, we followed the fox in
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A Dream of the Han Dynasty 大汉一梦
The Great Han in a Dream tells the story of everything that happened during the Qin and Han dynasties over the three centuries from 221 BCE to 184 CE. Based on official historical records, it follows a chronological framework and focuses on key historical figures to provide a detailed account of events throughout the Qin and Han periods. It pays particular attention to court politics, warfare, and the strategies of emperors, making it one of the most comprehensive and detailed books on the wars
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Fields of Grain Under Heaven 天下粮田
This novel is a companion to The Granary of All Under Heaven, written by acclaimed screenwriter Gao Feng after twelve years of painstaking work. With bold, incisive prose, the author recounts how, in the eighth year of the Qianlong era, a “bird inspection in the Golden Hall” exposed a major case involving concealed reports of disasters, corruption, and greed, laying bare an unprecedented crisis in the Qing empire's farmland and granaries. Liu Tongxun, who has returned to his hometown due to illn
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They Call Me the Office Cutie, and I’m Loving It 我在单位被称小美女，我“赢麻了
At work, they call me a cutie. I’m totally winning.
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Midnight Phoenix: Chronicles of Ten Beauties 魅夜凤凰：十艳录
The protagonist, Shen Xuanyue, was originally a plum-blossom deer spirit. His cultivation has always been hindered by the Lone Lamp Art, keeping him from reaching the highest realm. Only by coupling with ten women who possess a special kind of heart-tingling spiritual energy can he break free of the Lone Lamp Art’s constraints and gain immense power. Who are these ten beauties? What secrets lie behind each love story? What will become of Shen Xuanyue? Find all the answers in the book, waiting fo
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The Feng Clan's Record of Things Seen and Heard 封氏闻见记
Records of What Feng Yan Heard and Saw is a ten-volume collection of informal writings by the Tang dynasty scholar Feng Yan. Its broad-ranging contents cover many aspects of the Tang dynasty, including politics, institutions, culture, customs, geography, and anecdotes about notable figures. Written as a record of personal observations and accounts, it carefully documents little-known details of Tang social life, providing valuable firsthand material for the study of Tang history and culture. Unl
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The Survival Code of Ancient China: Decoding the Nine Classes of Society 古代生存密码：解密三教九流
Confucianism: The state religion through the ages, assisting the Son of Heaven in educating the people... Confucianism takes Confucian thought as its supreme belief and honors Confucius as its founding teacher. To distinguish it from Taoism, which venerates the thought of Laozi, Zhuangzi, and other Daoists, later generations began calling it Confucianism during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Thus, Confucius is also revered as the holy founder of Confucianism. The Dao: The way of heaven and
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A Brief History of Christmas 圣诞简史
In December, the thing people look forward to most, besides snow, is of course the holidays. At this time of year, you can see the whole city come alive with festive cheer. Christmas trees and lights are everywhere, white-bearded old men appear on the streets, Christmas songs play in shopping malls, and all kinds of gift boxes announce that Christmas is on its way! Christmas comes around every year, but how much do you know about the holiday? Christmas, also known as the Feast of the Nativity, i
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An Introduction to Ancient Chinese Culture 中国古代文化常识
This book is a systematic and comprehensive encyclopedia of essential knowledge about Chinese literature, intended to provide readers with thorough, well-organized cultural knowledge. Covering literature, art, religious beliefs, politics, economics, culture, entertainment, philosophy, science, and many other fields, it uses detailed discussions and a rigorous scholarly approach to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the breadth and depth of Chinese culture. The section on literature prov
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Reborn as Fu Hao: Training King Wu Ding 重生妇好之调教武丁
The heroine is a devoted female archaeologist living in the modern era who took part in the excavation of Fu Hao's tomb. In her personal life, she loved someone all her life without ever being loved in return, and died alone, still unable to let go of her regrets... Perhaps it was because she restored the bronze battle-axe from Fu Hao's tomb and compiled historical records about Fu Hao. Perhaps her devotion moved the heavens: after death, she transmigrated to the Shang dynasty. When her soul was
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The Seven Stars Chronicles of Chivalry 七星侠义录
In a modern city, an evil force is quietly taking root. Seven chivalrous heroes from Jin Yong's stories possess seven ordinary people from different walks of life. Through training, they gain powerful martial arts skills and, guided by a mysterious figure, join forces to fight evil...
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University 高校
“The top students in my class kept taking leave and going home. In the end, I discovered they’d been imprisoned by the principal. The principal trapped me inside a picture frame for months. When I got out, the whole world had fallen apart.”
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Beijing Drifter Xiuxiu 北漂修修
I’m Wu Qi, an utterly ordinary poor kid. After graduating from high school, I ended up in Yanbei at a third-rate diploma mill where you could earn a degree through self-study exams. Then, in one night, I unexpectedly inherited a legacy, completed the Foundation Establishment stage, and reached the Golden Core stage in a month... From then on, I cultivated my mind, character, and practice in the mortal world... I started working part-time in Yanbei, selling things at street stalls, looking for jo
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Yuan Tiangang Reads Huang Chao's Fate 袁天罡算黄巢
Yuan Tiangang Predicts Huang Chao’s Rise
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Mei Feixin Takes the Case to Court 梅费心打官司
Mei Goes to Great Lengths to Sue
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Transmigrating to the Southern Song to Become the Iron Sword Hero 穿越南宋成为铁剑大侠
I transmigrated to the Southern Song dynasty and became Yang Yunxiao, a descendant of Yang Zaixing! As the nation falls and families are torn apart, Wen Tianxiang raises an army against the Yuan, Jia Sidao wreaks havoc at court, and the Xuanming Sect stirs in the shadows. I endure humiliation at Wudang for over a decade, while Daoist Chongxu secretly teaches me martial arts. With the Xuanyuan Sword, I face the Xuanming Sword, righteousness overcoming evil; with the Primordial Chaos True Art, I c
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The Ethnic Alchemist 民族炼金术士
When international gold prices surged by more than 70% in 2025, surpassing U.S. Treasury bonds for the first time in 30 years to become the world's leading reserve asset held by central banks, the real-world rush to “hoard gold in troubled times” echoed the battle over gold in this novel. Amid geopolitical upheaval and the restructuring of the monetary system, gold's value as a safe haven is once again in demand. Yet The Nation's Alchemist had already revealed the truth in its story: what people
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Campus Career Chronicles 高校职场风云
An ordinary man from the countryside graduates with a master's degree and starts working at a university. Beginning as a counselor, he steadily climbs the ladder and achieves true success in life. His journey is filled with power, desire, beauty, and a rich, colorful life full of hardships, but in the end, he reaches the very top.
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Strange Tales from University 高校异闻录
It's a long story. My name is Qin Yu, and I'm a college student. But you probably won't believe me when I tell you that I'm chatting with a ghost on the balcony of my dorm...
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Stories from the Vocational College 职业技术学院的那些事儿
Have you ever gone to a vocational school? Do you know what the girls' dorms are like? Do you know the passionate lives of a group of young women brimming with youthful energy? Come on in, it's all in this book.
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My College Years 我的大学时代
I'm a second-year student at a vocational high school, and I work part-time selling air purifiers for a German manufacturer. A chance business encounter brought me face-to-face with a strange woman. She was a stunningly beautiful client with an incredible figure. What I never expected was that she would become the most important person in my college years...
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I’m a College Counselor 我在高校当辅导员
This book centers on Wang Yiming, a university counselor from a humble background, and vividly portrays the diverse careers and inner lives of counselors in contemporary higher education. Born in a poor mountain village, he graduates from graduate school and, after taking multiple recruitment exams and suffering repeated failures, finally achieves his goal of becoming a counselor at Jianghan University of Technology. As students born in the 2000s clash with those born in the 1980s, and idealism
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Transformation: The Spectacular Turnaround of Vocational School Students: Growth Stories of Outstanding Graduates From Vocational Colleges Nationwide (Two-Volume Set) 蜕变：职校生的华丽转身——全国职业院校优秀毕业生成长案例集（共2册）
This collection of growth stories features outstanding graduates from vocational colleges across China. Divided into two volumes, it brings together 97 stories of graduates from 19 major fields, each charting a different path to success in life and work. Every story is told in the first person, following the narrator’s journey through junior or senior high school, vocational secondary school or college, and working life. This is the first volume, containing 46 stories. Among them are a master cr
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The Silent Campus 噤声高校
Chengyu High School, a leading school in Qinglin City, has a 60-year history and the city’s highest college admission rate. It publicly touts “civility, discipline, and silence as a virtue,” yet for years it has harbored a notorious bullying gang: the “Young Master Chen Gang,” led by Jiang Chen, the school board chairman’s son. Their target is Lin Wanxing, a shy girl from an ordinary family. To protect its admission rate and ties with the school board chairman, the administration covers up the a
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A Poor Student’s Monologue: From High School to College 一个差生从高中到大学的独白
After writing about high school and university separately, I decided to combine them into one book. These seven years of high school and university were a step-by-step journey, though I don’t know whether I grew along the way. I’ve rearranged the material here and am publishing it anew. When we begin to look back, our thoughts surge like waves.
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The Most Terrifying Class on Campus 高校里最恐怖的班级
A classmate who had been dead for two years suddenly spoke in the group chat. At first, everyone thought it was someone's prank, until the first classmate died unexpectedly. Only then did they realize this was no prank...
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School for Good People: What They Don’t Teach in Class 好人培训班——学校不教的，全在讲台下
The Good People Training Class: What School Doesn’t Teach, We Cover Below the Podium
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Crows: Starting with Running, I Take on All of Suzuran 热血高校：从跑步开始打遍铃兰
In his previous life, he was plagued by a terminal illness. In this life, he is reborn as Linglan. While others fight for power and profit, Ling only wants to fight. [Speed Demon] makes him faster than the wind. [Bloodstained War Ghost] makes him stronger with every battle. [Mind’s Eye] lets him anticipate every killing move! “I have no interest in reaching the top, but I’m very interested in fighting you.”
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You’re Just a Private College, Yet You Created Ten Million Jobs 你一民办大专创造千万就业岗位
Reporter: Principal Li, yours is only a private vocational college. Why do global elites all want to become honorary alumni? Li Mobai: Because we have the world's best university-affiliated hospital. The Eastern King of Hell may want you dead by midnight, but our hospital will keep you alive until dawn! The Western Grim Reaper may come for your soul, but first he'll have to ask whether our hospital will allow it! Become an honorary alumnus and enjoy exclusive medical services! Reporter: Principa
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An Lushan, Rebel Minister of the Tang Dynasty 唐朝叛臣安禄山
He was an obscure Hu tribesman from Yingzhou, born into lowly circumstances and tossed about by the chaos of the age from childhood. With patience, ruthless resolve, and fluency in six languages, he clawed his way up from the bottom, surviving as a trader at the frontier markets. Amid the blood and steel of the northern borderlands, he fought his way onto the road to power. People saw only his belly hanging down past his knees and his affable, foolish air, how he fawned over everyone he met and
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A Wenzhou Native's Diary of Getting Rich 温州人发财日记
Dare to endure every hardship under heaven, dare to travel every road, dare to overcome every obstacle, and dare to seize every fortune. This is the Wenzhou people’s philosophy of wealth. They are surpassing Indians in their drive, the British in their wealth, Americans in their money, and Jews in their intellect. With entirely new business models and ways to build wealth, they are changing reality and making history. Wherever there is wealth, there are people from Wenzhou. The future belongs to
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The World's Greatest Book of Wonders: The Complete Wisdom Bag (A Plain-Language Translation) 天下第一奇书：智囊大全集(白话译本)
The Greatest Book of Wisdom: The Complete Collection of the Wisdom Bag (in Modern Chinese) is an extraordinary work covering everything from strategies for governing a country and maintaining peace, military tactics and sound judgment in lawsuits, to clever ways of managing a household and finances, practical advice for navigating life, and the wit to turn misfortune into good fortune. It even includes the schemes of favored eunuchs and treacherous ministers, as well as the cunning tricks used t
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The Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty: Three Hundred Years (7-Book Set) 大唐兴亡三百年（全七册）
More entertaining than The Book of Tang, more accessible than Zizhi Tongjian, and more reliable than Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties: an addictive, complete history of the Tang dynasty's 300 years. If you want to learn about Tang history, this is all you need! Recommended by the popular book program Luo Ji Thinking! The Tang dynasty was a great era that people have long admired, but its nearly 300 years of tangled history can be daunting. The official histories, The Book of Tang and Zizhi
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