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  1. Zhang Ming Explains History: The Illusions and Realities of a Great Nation 张鸣说历史：大国的虚与实 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical146k WordsCompleted In this collection of essays, Zhang Ming draws not on major events or weighty topics, but on the human relationships and social customs found in amusing anecdotes. Braids, roasted dogs, firecrackers, foreigners’ knees, and the secrets of the Boxers all become subjects in this book. At first glance, they seem like trivial matters, too small to make it into the grand book of history, yet the author finds profound questions lurking in them. Through these questions, he reveals an alternative truth a 340Reads9.4Score101Shelves
  2. The 1911 Revolution: A China in Turmoil 辛亥：摇晃的中国 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical205k WordsCompleted In 2011, the centenary of the Xinhai Revolution sent shockwaves through the Strait, as grand celebrations were planned on both sides. A grand game was about to begin. Starting in January of the new year, Zhang Ming, a hugely popular professor with over ten million fans, would launch his latest work, Xinhai: A Shaking China. It focuses on the final years of the Qing dynasty and the opening chapter of the Republic of China, with leading figures including Yuan Shikai, Feng Guozhang, Li Yuanhong, Zh 275Reads9.3Score106Shelves
  3. Zhang Ming on History: The Republic of China in the Shadows 张鸣说历史：角落里的民国 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical108k WordsCompleted This book mainly explores the history and culture of the Republic of China era. The author takes an approach different from that of conventional history books, focusing largely on curious and entertaining anecdotes related to historical figures and events. From warlords and presidents to teapots and toothbrushes, no topic is too big or too small for the author to draw upon, revealing an alternative history unknown to most readers and prompting deep reflection on the truth behind the past. 181Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  4. The Founder's Dilemma 开国之惑 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical96k WordsCompleted This is the first volume in Zhang Ming's series on modern Chinese history, featuring illustrations and lively explanations. It focuses on the two Opium Wars, analyzing the situation before and after the wars and their long-term consequences. It depicts the first violent collision between the modern Western world, represented by Britain, and the ancient Qing Empire, opening the story of a century of modern history and revealing its fundamental conflicts and potential directions of development. —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  5. History, Unrestrained 历史，不规矩 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical179k WordsCompleted History, Unruly is the latest work by Professor Zhang Ming, a renowned scholar. This collection of essays on history and culture has a sharp, incisive style. Whether it concerns historical sites or old anecdotes, even the smallest details are rich in knowledge. The book is wide-ranging and full of substance, covering everything from the Three Kingdoms, the Jin dynasties, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Republic of China, with a wealth of historical figures and events. With lighthe —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  6. Zhang Ming on History: A New Look at Ancient Chinese History 张鸣说历史：重说中国古代史 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical146k WordsCompleted This book is a collection of historical and cultural essays by Zhang Ming. It contains eighty essays, including “Is the Emperor Heaven to His Subjects?”, “The Chancellor Who Harmonized Yin and Yang,” “The Fortunate Crown Prince Zhaoming,” and “An Old Servant at the Sima Gate.” With a humorous touch, the author comments on historical figures and events, covering emperors and consorts throughout the dynasties, civil officials and military generals, as well as reforms, military campaigns, and court —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  7. Zhang Ming Reexamines the Late Qing and Republican Eras 张鸣重说晚清民国 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical139k WordsCompleted Another collection of historical essays by Zhang Ming, featuring 72 articles. The pieces mainly cover colorful people and events from the late Qing and Republican eras, commentary and entertaining takes on historical culture and customs, as well as a few stories about Zhang Ming's own experiences and those of people around him. The late Qing and Republican era is a period many readers are keen to learn about. The writing is entertaining, full of wit and sharp humor, and free of the stuffiness of —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  8. The Empire's Collapse 帝国的溃败 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical162k WordsCompleted During the compilation of this book, most of the selected essays were works the author had previously published in columns on various websites. The author, Zhang Ming, is a professor at Renmin University with a profound understanding of Chinese history. Following the course of Chinese history, particularly modern Chinese history, the book is divided into six sections: Why Feudal Dynasties Fell, Late Qing Reforms, The Smoke of the Republic, East and West in Comparison, Changing Times, and Essays —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  9. History and the Onlookers 历史与看客 Zhang Ming张鸣Historical99k WordsCompleted This book brings together more than thirty of Zhang Ming's most representative historical essays from recent years. The book is divided into three parts: History and Its People, History and Its Stories, and Echoes of History. Each part contains around ten essays. Pieces such as “Onlookers at the Turn of the Century,” “The Story of Two Confused Chancellors,” “Lin Zexu's Trip to Macau,” and “The Empress Dowager in the World of Shadow Plays” use lively, witty language to recount thought-provoking h —Reads8.5Score—Shelves