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Books by Chen Xubin
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The Longitude and Latitude Series (Complete in Eight Volumes) 经纬度系列（全八册）
“Two Thousand Years of the Qin System: The Rules of Power for Feudal Emperors”: This is a major work on the history of political institutions in ancient China. It examines sixteen historical snapshots, focusing on the truth of ordinary people’s lives behind the golden ages of each feudal dynasty. “The Empire’s Economic Storm: The Last Seventy Years of the Qing Empire”: This book recounts the Qing government’s reforms in six areas: foreign trade, finance, currency, banking, customs, and chambers
158Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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Two Thousand Years of the Qin System: The Rules of Power for Feudal Emperors 秦制两千年：封建帝王的权力规则
This book examines sixteen historical snapshots spanning more than two thousand years of Chinese history, from the Qin dynasty to the Qing. It explores how Shang Yang's principles and Han Fei's methods shaped the Qin Empire, and how successive dynasties continued to follow this path. However history moved forward, rulers remained steadfast in their pursuit of an "ideal state" and "ideal subjects." It could be said that governing by the principles of Shang Yang and Han Fei while denying any alleg
127Reads9.4Score—Shelves
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Life in the Hongwu Era: The Fate of Ordinary People Under Zhu Yuanzhang 活在洪武时代：朱元璋治下小人物的命运
The Great Announcements was a collection of criminal statutes compiled by the Hongwu Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, from the cases he personally investigated, judged, and decided. Focusing mainly on the deeds of those executed, it was later promulgated throughout the realm in the form of proclamations. The author of this book selects records of investigations from The Great Announcements, including the Shi Lingzhi case, the Guo Huan case, the Little Sick Spirit case, the Song Chongba case, the Chen Sho
87Reads8.6Score—Shelves
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The Splendor of the Song Dynasty: The Outer and Inner Worlds of an Age of Perfection (Longitude and Latitude Series) 大宋繁华：造极之世的表与里（经纬度丛书）
Where did the Song dynasty’s population boom come from? Where did the vast wealth of the court go? This book untangles the logic behind the golden age’s prosperity and shows what life was really like for ordinary people in the Song dynasty. A major new work by historian and author Chen Xubin, it takes a fresh look at both the Song dynasty’s public image and its inner workings. The book is divided into three parts. The first examines why the total wealth of Song society increased. The second des
59Reads9.2Score—Shelves
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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
10Reads8.9Score—Shelves