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  1. Talks About Wei and Jin Dynasties Tang Yimingcompleted The Six Dynasties era is the cultural treasure house of our country. At that time, people's thoughts and spirits were far more open and free than they are now, even in Europe after the Renaissance. Qingtan in the Wei and Jin Dynasties refers to the aristocratic intellectuals in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Their main content is to discuss the philosophy of life, society, and the universe, and they pay great attention to rhetoric and skills. It is an extremely interesting and ideologically valuable —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  2. This Is What War Is Like: Yuan Tengfei Talks About the History of War (World War I + World War II Part 1 + World War II Part 2) (Set of 3 Volumes in Total) Yuan Tengfeicompleted Before the October Revolution, why did Germany secretly send Lenin back to Russia? The Germans won almost all battles, so why did they lose the war? Planes from World War I used rocks, fishing nets and chains to fight in the air? Yuan Tengfei, a leader in popular history telling in China, comprehensively used new historical materials, new viewpoints, and new language to reproduce the "historical style" style, and spoke domineeringly about the last large-scale land, sea, and air three-dimensional —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  3. Ten Days Before the Outbreak of World War II Richard OveryHistorical103k Wordscompleted Could World War II actually be avoided? Everyone is intentionally preventing the war, but unintentionally promoting it! Feel the thrilling and unexpected events on the eve of World War II! In 1939, the situation in Europe took a turn for the worse, but leaders of various countries were trying their best to prevent the outbreak of a world war. The British and French appeasers have always dreamed of realizing a "great reconciliation" of world disputes; even Hitler only wanted to launch a local war —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  4. Byzantine Art of War Michael Deckercompleted ★Surrounded by powerful enemies, the building will collapse - How can a thousand-year-old empire continue to prosper? "The Art of War of Byzantium" - a thousand-year war history of surviving against the odds ★Combining macro-strategy with specific combat examples, drawing on the strengths of classic historical materials and contemporary historians ★Translated by Ma Qian, translator of "1453: The Fall of Constantinople", author of "The Complete History of the Knights Hospitaller", and well-known —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  5. Unsolved Mysteries of World War II "Book Cube" Editorial Board Editorcompleted Political conspiracies, battle mysteries, espionage waves, deadly weapons... Follow the clues of history to decipher the truth behind the war, and restore a peak showdown between justice and evil through decrypted files. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  6. The Strange Obsessions of Those Subjugated Monarchs Yanhe Culturecompleted Did the collapse of a dynasty begin by chance, or was it inevitable that it was already buried in the monarch's character? Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty wrote the most beautiful poems in thin gold style, but signed a covenant to subjugate the country; Emperor Chongzhen's "diligence" actually accelerated the fall of the empire; Li Yu's pain for his family and country could only be turned into an eternal song... What we see is not only the end of history, but also souls trapped in the throne —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  7. You Can Ride a Donkey in the Rivers and Mountains of the Song Dynasty Wang Is Socompleted Douban has rated 9.0 For 10 consecutive years! Su Dongpo is broad-minded, Wang Anshi is stubborn, Li Qingzhao is chivalrous, and Lu You is maverick. They are so free and easy that people forget that they have also suffered critical blows in life: Su Dongpo was demoted three times in his life, to Huangzhou, Huizhou, and Danzhou, and was not pardoned until he was sixty-five years old; Wang Anshi was betrayed by his cronies when he implemented the new law and was falsely accused of treason; Li Qing —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  8. The First Year of Duanping: the War, Destiny and Political Situation of the Three Kingdoms of Song, Jin and Mongolia in 1234 Ningnan Zuohoucompleted This book is a popular history book about the Song Dynasty, which tells the story of the disputes between the Song, Jin and Mongolia Three Kingdoms that occurred in the first year of Duanping (1234) of Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty. In 1234, the Battle of Jinmeng, which lasted for twenty-six years, came to an end. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Mongolia and the Southern Song Dynasty joined forces to conquer Caizhou City, which was besieged by Jin Aizong, and the Jin Dynasty was —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  9. About the 218Th Year of Daliao Dynasty (Volume 9) Song Taocompleted This book consists of ten volumes, including chronicles and biographies. Political, military, economic and social life aspects are explained in detail. An in-depth analysis of the reasons for the rise and fall of dynasties. It is of great significance to understand the historical background of Daliao. —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  10. Deoksugung Palace 800 Years Old Zhou Huachengcompleted This book revolves around the story of Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty moving to Deoksugung Palace, and connects historical facts, knowledge, and stories about the historical background, imperial anecdotes, palace life, architecture and garden art of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the protection and development of the Deoksugung Palace ruins. It deeply displays the society, art, and life style of the Southern Song Dynasty, as well as the outstanding achievements of the p —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  11. Research on National History Li Fengcompleted This book is a collection of essays on the study of national history. Dongyi's Ji tribe and Ji (Ji) country have a long history and are good at conquering and fighting. From the legendary era, through Xia, Shang, Western Zhou Dynasty, to the Spring and Autumn Period, they left their footprints on the land of the Central Plains. Mr. Wang Xiantang is a pioneer and master of research on national history. There have been many disagreements and controversies in the study of Ji (㠱) national history. M —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  12. History of Ningbo Business Gang Zhang Shouguangcompleted "History of Ningbo Business Gangs" compiled by Zhang Shouguang first sorts out the basic historical facts of the occurrence, development, and transformation of Ningbo business gangs. On this basis, I try to think about the characteristics and characteristics of Ningbo business gangs that are different from other business gangs, explore the reasons for the sustainable development of Ningbo business gangs, and try to reveal the rich inner meaning of this development as much as possible. This book —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  13. Grand Canal Cultural Research. Volume 1 Editor-In-Chief Xia Jinwencompleted Introduction This book selects more than 30 expert articles on the research theme of the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt in 2018, divided into 8 columns. From the perspectives of theoretical guidance, practical experience, cultural heritage, historical context, ecological environment, regional economy, etc., On the basis of identifying concepts, clarifying the context, in-depth study of history, and fully investigating the current situation, this book provides suggestions and sugge —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  14. The Waves of Beijing Grand Canal Peng Licompleted The Beijing Grand Canal not only nourishes Beijingers, but also preserves and accumulates Beijing's history and culture. This book describes the past and present life of the Beijing Grand Canal through more than forty canal stories. —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  15. 100 Questions About China's Grand Canal Written by Jiang Shilicompleted "One Hundred Questions About the Grand Canal of China" is the first book to comprehensively and systematically introduce the historical and cultural resources with the Grand Canal as the core after the Grand Canal was successfully applied for World Heritage. It comprehensively sorts out and studies the cultural symbols along the canal from the aspects of cultural inheritance, cultural identity and cultural going global. The book has high publication value and significant cultural accumulation va —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  16. A Grand View of Unofficial History of the Qing Dynasty (Five Volumes) The Owner of Xiaohengxiang Roomcompleted This is a compilation of historical materials that collects all the official and unofficial histories of the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into five parts: "Historical Records of the Qing Dynasty", "Historical Materials of the Qing Dynasty", "Anecdotes of Qing Dynasty People", "Art Garden of the Qing Dynasty" and "Stories of the Qing Dynasty". Its content is compiled from hundreds of Qing Dynasty notebooks and novels, covering many secrets from the early Qing Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, incl —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  17. Sima Yi: Ninja Is King Guo Ruixiangcompleted In the Three Kingdoms era, when heroes emerged in large numbers, the reason why Sima Yi stood out was that the essence of his life wisdom lay in the word "forbearance", which meant he could endure what ordinary people could not endure. Through "forbearance", he waited for the opportunity and chose Mingzhu; through "forbearance", he acted with caution and loyalty and won trust; through "forbearance", he was shy and cautious and defeated the wisest people; through "forbearance", he paralyzed his o —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  18. Lao Mouzi Sima Yi Qin Taocompleted Keep waiting, wait resolutely, the opportunity will come sooner or later! Sima Yi is the most able and patient person in Chinese history. With amazing patience, he waited for Cao Cao to leave and Zhuge Liang to die. He waited until he was seventy years old and finally became the biggest winner of the Three Kingdoms. I pretended to be ill for seven years, waiting for the best opportunity to become an official! In 201 AD, facing Cao Cao's first recruitment, Sima Yi believed that becoming an offici —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  19. Chinese Classics That You Should Read in Your Lifetime Wang Siyuancompleted Chinese culture has a long history, and the ancient books that have been passed down embody the wisdom and experience of many people and are inexhaustible treasures. The ancient books recommended in this book are: The time span extends from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, with various types, including historical masterpieces such as "Historical Records" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"; poetry collections such as "The Book of Songs" and "Wu Yu Ci"; novels such as "A Dream of Red Mansions" an —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  20. The Complete Collection of Five Thousand Years in the World Zhai Wenmingcompleted History breeds truth, it can compete with time and preserve the past. It is a sign of the past, a warning for the present, and a lesson for future generations. —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  21. Clearing up the Fog of History: the Founding Heroes' Inconveniences Shen Xiantingcompleted Revealing the reasons why the founding heroes in ancient Chinese history died as dogs Editor's recommendation ☆Zhihu Yanxuan column has tens of thousands of popular authors! ☆Good at popular historical writing, bringing you a feast of historical stories! ☆The story is the main part, supplemented by the discussion, and it is both interesting and informative! ☆Put through the fog of history and explore the legends and mysteries of past dynasties! Introduction A group of founding heroes in ancient —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  22. Those Awesome People in History Liu Jixingcompleted "Those Awesome People in History" selects nearly a hundred outstanding figures in history and displays them in three parts: 1. A Laugh Across the Sea: Starting from interesting anecdotes of historical figures, you can taste history and understand life in a relaxed and humorous way. 2. The Sword Cries out: It mainly focuses on outstanding characters and explores the shining points of their lives, which can inspire readers. 3. Sighing for a lifetime: It mainly focuses on historical tragic figures. —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  23. Selected Historical Records (Recommended Chinese Reading Series) (Western Han Dynasty) by Sima Qian with Selected Notes by Wang Boxiangcompleted "Historical Records" is a general history written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty. The whole book consists of twelve chronicles, thirty families, seventy biographies, ten tables, and eight books, with a total of 130 chapters and more than 500,000 words. It is the first biographical general history in Chinese history. Its pioneering biographical style was followed by the "official histories" of subsequent dynasties and has far-reaching influence. The book is also an excellent literary wor —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  24. Clean and Fit (Part 1) Yu Yongyu Wu Yalingcompleted The selection of content in this series mainly follows the following principles: persist in criticizing and inheriting ideas, selecting the essence and discarding the dross. Neither entirely affirmative nor entirely negative. Adhere to abstract inheritance, interpretation and development, based on contemporary times, and use it for my own use. Adhere to the principle of system integrity. Pay attention to the distribution of various historical periods; pay attention to progressive figures of vari —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  25. From Then On, China Moved Towards the Tang Dynasty: the Legacy of the Northern Dynasties Ye Yanducompleted What is the coincidence and inevitability of the tragedy of Cui Hao, a large Han family? What legacy and disaster did Emperor Xiaowen, who pushed for Chineseization, have? What impact did the Banlu System, Land Equalization System, Three Chiefs System, and Mansion Army System have on the Sui and Tang Dynasties? In addition to recording Buddhist temples, what other highlights does "Luoyang Jialan Ji" record? Apart from "Mulan Ci", what else is left of the rough and plain culture of the Northern D —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  26. Fifteen Lectures on Chinese History and Geography Han Maolicompleted The earth is the foundation of human existence and the stage for human activities. Human beings' behavior of relying on, utilizing and transforming the earth has become various fields of geographical research. Historical geography is the study of the geography of the past. "Fifteen Lectures on Chinese Historical Geography" covers the main areas of historical geography research - territory, environment, political regions, agriculture, transportation, military, cities, etc. —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  27. The Story of the Strange King Night View CeilingHistorical122k Wordscompleted Revealing the bizarre medical histories of "Internet celebrity emperors"! Identity: Tang Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty Features: CEO of one of the world's top 10 companies, with 80 million employees, the company's scale is comparable to N BAT Hobby: Name-changing mania in the late stages of obsessive-compulsive disorder Identity: Song Taizu, Song Dynasty Features: All the countries you like are stamped with the seal of the king, war AND the world's richest man, inhumanity, business tax collection is —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  28. The Encyclopedia of Chinese War Strategies of the Past Dynasties (Part 1) Compiled by Li Hongcompleted This book selects actual combat cases of twelve commonly used tactics in ancient warfare, and explains in detail the practical skills and decisive methods of these tactics. These tactics are: a surprise war to defeat the enemy with a weak attack on a strong one, a decisive battle to fight with less and more troops, a mobile war to attack the strong and combine with the weak, a war of annihilation to concentrate a heavy force for siege, a surprise war to move the enemy to attack his key points, a —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  29. Historical Mystery Editor-In-Chief Yang Jiecompleted "Illustrated Classics: Historical Unsolved Cases" has classic content: more than 80 historical unsolved cases, including palace coups, regicides and usurping power, world wars, deaths of celebrities, cultural mysteries, and many other contents. Based on a large number of historical documents and archaeological materials, the editor combined with the latest research results to deeply explore the little-known inside stories behind historical unsolved cases and reveal their significance and influen —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  30. The Tang Dynasty (Four Volumes) Wang Xinlongcompleted The Tang Dynasty was an era of unprecedented prosperity, splendor and magnificence in Chinese history, and occupied an important position in the development history of the Chinese nation. In the development history of China's feudal society that lasted for more than two thousand years, history advanced along a tortuous road and showed a wave-like trajectory. The Tang Dynasty, with its prosperous society, economy, culture, and national power, was a recognized climax era. The Tang Dynasty was an i —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  31. These People in the Qing Dynasty: Nurhaci Written by Haoyue Qingfengcompleted Nurhaci, a descendant of an old-style slave owner, was abandoned by his stepmother in his childhood. He lived among the people as a boy, became a soldier as a young man, started a business in his prime, achieved little success in his middle age, and died of resentment in his later years. What is the meaning of his life? He unified the Northeast, he unified the Jurchen tribe, and established the Later Jin Kingdom. However, his national character was so strong that the national policies implemente —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  32. Fireworks of History Zhao Haifengcompleted This book is a popular historical book, showing the history of the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. The author uses two figures from the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties as the coordinate system, and uses humorous language to show the entanglement between people, people and things, and things and things. From it, we can not only appreciate the historical scene at that time, but also understand the true knowledge of worldly affairs. The selected historical figures are all familiar to u —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  33. A History of the Tang Dynasty That Will Make You Addicted After Reading One Page (4 Volumes in Total) Fan Xiyuancompleted The Founding of the Tang Dynasty: It seems like a passionate and magnificent war record. Some people made all preparations for their grandiose undertakings, but unexpectedly died in the middle; Some people took advantage of the historical trend to rise up, but were beaten to death on the beach by the waves behind; Some people retreat to their countryside in the torrent of troubled times, but they are unwilling to be ordinary and want to dominate the world again... The Women's Army with flags wav —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  34. A Book to Quickly Understand Legalist Thought Tao Shourencompleted This book helps you quickly understand Legalist thought. Rising from the troubled times, Legalists explained "law" (Shang Yang), "shu" (Shen Buha), and "power" (Shen Dao). By Han Fei's masterpiece, they provided iron-blooded logic for governance. This book combs through its origins, propositions, practices in the Qin Dynasty and the destiny of "Confucianism and Legalism", and examines its merits and demerits from a modern perspective... Seven short articles invite you to easily understand the th —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  35. The Remaining Light of the Empire: Zhang Juzheng and His Era Qi Yuecompleted As the executive director of the Zhang Juzheng Research Association, the author collects various previous research results and tracks new developments in the academic world. With detailed historical materials and a writing method that combines narrative and textual research, the author tells the story of Zhang Juzheng's fifty-eight years of life, from a genius prodigy to a inner genius. The journey of the chief bachelor of the cabinet, the implementation of all-round and multi-level reforms in p —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  36. The Four Seasons of Emperor Jiajing: the Emperor and His First Assistant Written by Dou Deshicompleted This book uses "four seasons" to describe the four stages of Emperor Jiajing's long reign after he took charge. The outstanding symbol of each stage is a different and powerful chief assistant: Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Xu Jie, corresponding to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter respectively. The book reviews the entire process of Emperor Jiajing from ascending the throne to taking charge, and finally assuming power. It introduces the interaction between the chief as —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  37. Dynasties: Liao, Xia and Jin Compiled by Li Nancompleted This book tells the history of China during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125), Xixia (1038-1227) and Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), a total of 319 years. The Liao Dynasty was a country established by the Khitan people, which played a role in promoting the development of Inner Mongolia and Northeast China, and was eventually destroyed by the Song and Jin Dynasties. During the Song, Liao, Xia, and Jin dynasties, various forces competed with each other, one was declining and the other was growing, and staged s —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  38. Liu Bei: a Hero Who Is "Often Defeated" Fang BeichenHistorical148k Wordscompleted A down-and-out clan who sells shoes and weaves mats, with the unattainable dream of the emperor, plunges into the competition in the turbulent world, and suffers repeated defeats and repeated defeats. When he finally achieved great success in his sixties with tenacity beyond ordinary people's imagination, he suddenly fell from the peak of life and starred in the most ups and downs life drama in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms. Although the heroic hegemony of the First Lord of the Shu Ha —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  39. Blank Space in History Zhang MingHistorical96k Wordscompleted The famous scholar Zhang Ming's historical and cultural essays. He uses an alternative perspective and a gentle writing style to vividly outline and vividly present the major and minor figures and various anecdotes in recent history. Zhang Ming strives to analyze the unknown deep truths in the blank spaces of history, leading readers to reflect on the impact of Chinese feudal civilization on Chinese history, the Chinese people, and even the current society. Zhang Ming's writing is full of wind a —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  40. A Book to Understand the Litchi of Chang'an Luo Yuanyuancompleted A book to understand the lychees in Chang'an focuses on Li Shande's lychee transportation between Chang'an and Lingnan, combing through his fateful transition from a small official to shouldering heavy responsibilities, and analyzing the official rules of the Tang Dynasty, the post road system and the people's livelihood hidden in the book. It unearths overlooked details, such as the ancient wisdom of keeping lychees fresh and the metaphors in poems. It also combines historical research to show —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  41. Ten Tigers Li Xin, Chen Jinhuancompleted This book mainly describes the Red Army, which are: 334th Regiment (Pingjiang Uprising Regiment), 136th Regiment (5th Model Red Regiment), 109th Regiment (Red Army), 343rd Regiment (Red Army), 347th Regiment (Red Army), 235th Regiment (Jinan 1st Regiment), 367th Regiment (Tashan Heroes), 271st Regiment (Jinan 2nd Regiment), 241st Regiment (Weixian Regiment), and 1st Cavalry Regiment. In the history of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, there have been thousands of regiments with official name —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  42. Great Figures of the Republic of China·literati Volume Teng Zhenghuicompleted This book is the second part of the series "Big Shots of the Republic of China" and tells the story of the great masters of the Republic of China and their ups and downs in life. The characters written about include well-known figures in literature, thought, academic and other fields during the Republic of China, including Lu Xun, Gu Hongming, Wang Guowei, Chen Yinke, Qian Mu, Wu Mi, Fu Sinian, Zhang Henshui, Shen Congwen, Qian Zhongshu, Lin Huiyin, Zhang Ailing and other 61 people. The author —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  43. Let's See the Liveliness of the Song Dynasty Together Chen Huashengcompleted It presents the poetry and details of history, restores the atmosphere and social texture of the times, and takes you to see the real Song Dynasty and enter the social life of the 10th to 13th centuries. This is a book introducing the daily life of people in the Song Dynasty. The materials are eclectic, including ancient books, historical materials, poems and narratives, and are all included in the story. The content includes a wide range of topics including morning and dusk, food, clothing, hou —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  44. Check in and Live in the Yuan Dynasty Hu Yuetancompleted "Coming to Life in the Yuan Dynasty" is one of the series of books "Ancient History That Textbooks Can't Tell You". It describes the various forms of civil society life in the Yuan Dynasty in a light and lively narrative way. The book vividly displays the Yuan Dynasty people's daily diet, heatstroke prevention and warmth, transportation, housing, occupation, tourism, cultural and sports activities, etc., Like a text version of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". What was the life of —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  45. A Close Reading of the One Hundred and Sixty Years of the Yuan Dynasty By Bambur Khancompleted In 1206, the Great Mongolian Kingdom was established. In 1271, Kublai Khan changed the name of his country to "Dayuan". During the Yuan Dynasty, the unified multi-ethnic country was further consolidated, and its territory exceeded that of previous dynasties. It pioneered the political system and had a profound impact on the society of the Yuan Dynasty and the subsequent Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times. The commodity economy and overseas trade were more prosperous, and Beijing and Quanzh —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  46. Secrets of the Manchu Harem Anonymous (Anchor: Anonymous)completed A fascinating historical revelation that takes readers through time and space to explore the little-known mysterious world of the Qing imperial harem. This book not only describes in detail the magnificence and luxurious life of the Qing harem, but also reveals the power struggles, love and hatred, and unknown palace secrets hidden within the high walls. In the book, the author uses rich historical materials as a basis, combined with vivid narratives and delicate descriptions, to show the ups an —Reads—Score—Shelves
  47. Three Hundred Years of Power Grabbing in the Qing Dynasty Officialdom Woodcuttercompleted This book takes the history of the Qing Dynasty as the main line and revolves around the struggle for the throne. It tells the tragic internecine struggle between the number one Nurhaci and his brother Shuerhaqi, the number two figure, and his sons Chu Ying, Dai Shan and Huang Taiji. It unearths what kind of qualities and wisdom a successor to the imperial power needs to successfully reach the top, and elucidates profound survival wisdom, sharp psychological insight skills and superb fighting ar —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  48. No Royal Family Will Be Born in the Next Life Transcendence Ed.completed Although this book is about the changes in imperial power in the feudal society, it is always inseparable from the world's human conditions, power schemes, suspicion, strife, usurpation, intrigues, and even bloodshed. However, this book is not intended to teach people how to use tricks and tactics, but focuses on describing the thrilling human struggles of those in authority. This reveals how the supreme imperial power distorts human nature, how it forces people to survive like trapped animals a —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  49. Daily Life in Ancient Rome: Curiosities and Secret Histories [Italian] Written by Alberto Angela; Translated by Liao Sushancompleted Starting from an ordinary morning in 115 AD, Alberto Angela leads readers on an extraordinary adventure in the city of ancient Rome. At this time the Roman Empire was at the peak of its power. Rome, the imperial capital, is truly a cosmopolitan city. From the gorgeous Domus to the crowded apartment buildings, from the noisy Roman market to the magnificent baths of the imperial capital, the quarrels in the Basilica, the desperate fight in the Colosseum, the drinking parties, games, customs, taboo —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  50. The Truth About Tang Gaozong Meng Xianshicompleted Most of the handed down history books believe that Tang Gaozong was "weak and incompetent", but they cannot explain why Gaozong's era had the vastest territory in the Tang Dynasty, and why the "Kaiyuan Age" could come after Gaozong. In fact, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was round on the outside and square on the inside, bold and careful, and he dared to think and act. Without the development, consolidation, and paving the way in the Gaozong era, the "Reign of Zhenguan" would be just a sho —Reads9.4Score—Shelves