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Books by 南陇
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A Complete History of the Great Song: From Its Founding to Yashan 大宋全史：从开国到崖山
This book offers a sweeping panorama of the three centuries of upheaval that shaped the Song dynasty, from Zhao Kuangyin’s founding of the dynasty after the Chenqiao Mutiny to its fall in the naval battle of Yashan. With a deft touch, the author traces the Northern Song’s prosperity and height of power, as well as the Southern Song’s retreat to a corner of the realm, and delves into the dynasty’s remarkable achievements and fatal weaknesses in politics, military strategy, economics, and culture.
30.9kReads9.5Score5.6kShelves
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A Brief History of the Song Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of a Three-Hundred-Year Empire 宋朝简史：三百年帝国兴衰
This book traces the rise and fall of the Song dynasty across three centuries, focusing on its distinctive political landscape and social customs. Using the policy of valuing civil officials over the military as its point of departure, it recounts the Northern Song’s unification and growing weakness, as well as the Southern Song’s struggle to hold on to its territory and resist its enemies. It portrays the cultural flourishing enabled by the improved imperial examination system and the unprecede
39Reads8.8Score—Shelves
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History's Unsolved Mysteries 历史未解之谜
This book explores unsolved mysteries from ancient and modern history, along with obscure bits of knowledge, covering fascinating historical facts from many fields. From the millennia-long survival of the Guzhu Kingdom and debates over Xiang Yu's titles and death, to the origins of the ancient Hongmen Society's secret OK hand sign, it covers everything from accounts of UFO sightings in ancient texts and Confucian debates over ritual propriety and revenge to the evolution of common sayings and an
9Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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The History of the Yuan, Ming, and Qing: The Setting Sun of the Feudal Empire 元明清历史：封建帝国落日
As feudal autocracy reached its extreme, the empire entered its final twilight. This book traces in detail the grand sweep of history from the iron cavalry of the Great Yuan to the fall of the Great Qing. It explores not only political intrigue and power struggles, but also the collapse of the old order under the impact of industrial civilization. This is a somber, profound sunset, reminding us to remain ever alert to the world beyond our borders. To understand the rise and fall of these three d
9Reads8.4Score—Shelves
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The Great Collection of Chinese History's Mysteries 华夏历史谜题（大全集）
Five thousand years of Chinese civilization have left behind countless fascinating historical mysteries. This book gathers age-old questions that remain unanswered, from ancient legends, emperors’ origins, and palace secrets to the fates of famous ministers, vanished cities, and puzzling artifacts. Setting aside dry lectures on orthodox history, it combines historical records with later theories to reconstruct the many possibilities behind these events. Part the mists that have shrouded the past
2Reads7.9Score—Shelves