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Books by 祝勇
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The Last Dynasty: The Qing on the Eve of Revolution 最后的皇朝：革命前夜的大清王朝
When the Xinhai Year arrived, nothing suggested it would be the last year of this mighty empire. The year began amid song and dance at the Empress Dowager Longyu’s birthday celebration on the tenth day of the first lunar month. But on December 25, as the year drew to a close (February 12, 1912, by the Western calendar), Longyu issued an edict of abdication, bringing China’s feudal rule to its end. In the eyes of most people at the time, including the leaders of the revolution, history’s sudden t
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The Beauty of the Forbidden City's Treasures 故宫的古物之美
The Forbidden City is the largest and best-preserved complex of ancient palace buildings in the world, covering 720,000 square meters. It is four times the size of the Louvre in France, more than ten times the size of the Palace of Versailles, nine times the size of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, and ten times the size of Buckingham Palace in Britain. The Forbidden City is not only vast, but also steeped in history: it served as the workplace and residence of twenty-four emperors. It house
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