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  1. Women of the Tang Dynasty Who Braved the Wind and Waves completed Use one book to read a colorful brief history of women's survival in the Tang Dynasty! During the two hundred and eighty years of the Tang Dynasty, countless legendary women were born - the courageous Wu Zetian, the delicate and jealous Yang Yuhuan, the arrogant Princess Anle, the talented and beautiful Shangguan Wan'er; there were also the pipa girls at the head of the Xunyang River, the beauties who sang on moonlit nights, the longing women who were looking forward to their husbands returning Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  2. Chinese Monetary History (Three Volumes) completed My country's ancient currency is one of the earliest countries in the world to use currency, with a history of using currency as long as five thousand years. This book describes the six major evolutions that ancient Chinese currency has experienced in the formation and development process: 1. The evolution from natural currency to artificial currency; 2. The evolution from chaotic shapes to standardized shapes; 3. The evolution from local mints to central mints; 4. The evolution from document we Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  3. Major Uprisings and Revolutionary Events That Changed the Current Situation completed The book comprehensively introduces many important historical events and their far-reaching impacts from the late Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty to the establishment of the Republic of China. Through detailed description and analysis, the background, process and results of peasant uprisings and revolutionary movements in various historical periods are reproduced. The book covers the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprisings, the Red Eyebrow and Green Forest Uprisings, the Yellow Turban Uprising, t Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  4. A Brief History of Chinese Mythology: from the Age of Witches and Ghosts to Novels About Gods and Demons completed Pangu split chaos, Nuwa molded earth to create humans, Houyi shot the sun... We have heard great myths and stories since childhood. What are they talking about? Are they really "superstitions", or are they a set of languages ​​used by ancient people to explain the world and establish order? "A Brief History of Chinese Mythology: From the Age of Witches and Gods to Novels of Gods and Demons" follows the timeline of Chinese mythology starting from the Age of Witches and Gods when "people and gods Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  5. Secret Notes of Controlling Cranes completed It was compiled by Zhang Bian of the Tang Dynasty, according to Zhang Bian, the son of Zhang Shuo, a famous official in the early Tang Dynasty. The obscene stories about Empress Wu's court are quite unique and "are by no means similar to those reported in the world about Empress Wu's side stories." Konghejian, an institution where Wu Zetian placed male favors, was established in the first year of the Holy Calendar (698), and was enshrined by Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong. The following year, Z Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  6. About the 218Th Year of Daliao Dynasty (Volume 1) 101k Wordscompleted 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. Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  7. Xue Dingshan's Expedition to the West completed A historical romance novel of the Qing Dynasty, describing Xue Dingshan's conquest of Xiliang. Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  8. Modern Literature: Wu Yue Chun Qiu completed A historical work that records the historical events of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period. The author is Zhao Ye of the Eastern Han Dynasty. There were originally twelve volumes, but now there are ten volumes. The first five chapters focus on the Wu Kingdom, beginning with Wu Taibo and detailing the journey to Fucha; the last five chapters focus on the Yue Kingdom, recording the Yue Kingdom from its beginnings until Gou Jian's hegemony and its descendants, focusing on showing the hi Reads8.8ScoreShelves
  9. China in Stories 1 Wu Yue Chunqiu completed This book is based on "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" and tells the story of Chu, Yue and Wu in the south during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The author writes historical stories in a novel style, presenting a magnificent history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In the story, there are famous historical figures such as Wu Zixu, Helu, Fucha, and Gou Jian, as well as legendary figures such as Xi Shi, Qiantang Chao, Yu Chang Sword, and Yue Nv Sword. Th Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  10. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period Are Actually Very Interesting completed This book explains history with human nature, tells history with interest, and tells the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States centuries from a modern perspective. Using a three-dimensional structure, we sort out the multiple images in the history of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and try to unravel the mysteries hidden behind them by analyzing historical events. In addition, this book deeply explores the true emotions of historical figures and uses historical ev Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  11. The History of Money completed "The Great History of Money" mainly takes the changing process of metal currencies and monetary standards in Europe and America from 1252 to 1896 as the main line. By citing a large number of official records, diaries, letters and classics, it tells the main impact of changes in metal currencies and standards on business and national development in Europe and America, and reveals the nature of metal currencies and the deep-seated reasons for the transformation of bimetallism into monometallism. Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  12. Silks, Spices and Empires: the "Discovery" of Asia completed The Asian continent, symbolized by silks, spices and empires, is full of enchantment and has always inspired human imagination and yearning. Today this charm is even more intense because of its cultural and political importance. Easterners and Westerners have been exploring this continent for various purposes and in different ways, leaving behind precious written records. This book excerpts the travel texts of these "discoverers" of Asia, the descriptions of the East in ancient Greek and Roman c Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  13. Learn History from the Textbook (6 Volumes in Total) completed "Learning History from the Textbook" is a set of historical readings for teenagers. The complete set is divided into six volumes: Light of Civilization, Storms of Qin and Han Dynasties, Turbulence between the North and South, Long Songs of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Rise and Fall of the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and Vicissitudes of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This series starts from the early humans in China during the primitive society to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It comprehensively sorts Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  14. A History Series That Is so Interesting That You Can't Sleep (Seven Volumes in Total) Historical1.5M Wordscompleted This book set includes 7 volumes including "The History of China So Interesting That You Can't Sleep", "The History of the Three Kingdoms So Interesting That You Can't Sleep", and "The History of the Tang Dynasty That's So Interesting That You Can't Sleep". "A History of China So Interesting That You Can't Sleep" selects historical figures in Chinese history that can arouse people's curiosity. It abandons the constraints of the timeline and details each story to discover the laws of human nature Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  15. Lu Shilong Collection completed Ten volumes. Written by Jin Luyun (262-303). Lu Yun, courtesy name Shilong, was born in Huating, Wu County (now Shanghai). Lu Ji's younger brother. The young master is as famous as his brother Lu Ji, and his nickname is "Er Lu". Shi said that his articles were not as good as Lu Ji's, but his arguments exceeded them. After entering Luo, there was a rumor that "two pieces of land enter Luo, and the price of three pieces will be reduced". For the dredging ritual order. After he was removed from off Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  16. Legend of the Forbidden City completed The Forbidden City in Beijing is the royal palace of China's Ming and Qing dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City. This book is divided into fifteen chapters. It is a combination of narrative and discussion prose, supplemented by many real-life photos and pictures of cultural relics in the collection. It mainly tells the historical evolution of the Forbidden City in Beijing, the architectural layout, the functions of the main palaces, the manifestation of imperial power in the various b Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  17. The Critical Sixteen Days: General Bai Chongxi and 228 completed Without 228, Taiwan would never be what it is today. The February 28th Incident in 1947 was the most tragic tragedy in modern Taiwan's history, and its impact and influence have not dissipated to this day. To some extent, it can be said that 228 is the starting point of contemporary Taiwan history. After the incident broke out, Bai Chongxi was dispatched by the Nationalist Government to Taiwan to express condolences, relieve pain, heal the wounds, soothe people's hearts, and quell the unrest. Fo Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  18. Sichuan Old News completed "Old Stories in Sichuan" is a companion volume to "Old Stories in Chengdu". The book uses vivid stories, pictures and texts to tell some famous places and allusions, streets and gardens, customs and customs of Bashan Shushui; it also narrates some interesting anecdotes about historical figures; it also introduces events, historical facts or figures that have great historical influence in Sichuan, which has important historical value. The content of this book can be roughly divided into the follo Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  19. The Style of the Republic of China completed "Republic of China Style" tells some secret historical facts during the Republic of China - how did the "three tycoons" of old Shanghai become successful? Why are there rumors that "Huang Jinrong loves money, Zhang Xiaolin is good at fighting, and Du Yuesheng knows how to be a good person"? Why did the three great talents Xu Zhimo, Jin Yuelin, and Liang Sicheng become so obsessed with the peerless beauty Lin Huiyin? Zhou Xuan, the first-generation movie queen, is so beautiful and smart, and whic Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  20. Chinese History in Coins completed Money is everywhere in life. How can I make more money? Most people still don't understand. What is money? Where does the money come from? How can money make money? This book details the Chinese people's wisdom on financial currency, discusses the interesting history of the birth, growth, and evolution of money, and opens up an amazing picture of finance, economy, and history to readers. In his books, history is the warp and literature is the weft, thus making history that ordinary readers think Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  21. The Qing Dynasty Entered the Customs and Entered Tyranny completed ["The Qing Dynasty Enters the Pass to Reign Tyranny" (Full Modern Standard Chinese Translation)] Full vernacular translation of classic historical materials from the Qing Dynasty! Han Shu's "The Tyranny of the Qing Dynasty" breaks away from the shackles of the obscurity of ancient books and directly addresses the turbulent years after the Qing army entered the country. The book details the key historical scenes such as shaving one's hair and changing clothes, the massacre, and the enclosure of l Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  22. General's Narration: the Guangdong Army's War of Resistance (Hot Blood Mountains and Rivers Series) completed This book is a volume in the series "Hot Blooded Mountains and Rivers" with the characteristics of literary and historical materials. The whole book is a compilation work, centered on characters, and 17 New Cantonese generals are selected as the main axis of the book. Several pieces of "three relatives" literary and historical materials have been published around each general, and the important history of the New Cantonese troops participating in the Anti-Japanese War is reproduced from the pers Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  23. Clothes of the Song Dynasty: Illustrations of the Clothing of Song Dynasty People completed Compared with previous general history-style clothing books that describe the clothing of the Song Dynasty in detail, Mr. Fu Boxing's "Garments of the Song Dynasty", as Mr. Zheng Chao, consultant of the Zhejiang Provincial Literary Critics Association, commented in the preface to this book, can be described as "a history of clothing narrated by a painter." After reading a large number of records of the Song Dynasty, the author of this book collected image data for more than 30 years, starting fr Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  24. Network Device Configuration and Management completed This book has designed more than a dozen projects in the Packet Tracer simulator, covering the basic configuration, security configuration and stability configuration of Layer 2 switches, Layer 3 switches and routers. It is suitable as a relevant professional textbook for secondary vocational schools and is also suitable for reference learning by network beginners. Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  25. Shovel Historian Comics: Historical Stories Hidden in Chinese Language completed It has been 3 years of hard work by millions of fans, and it is a historical comic book story that is popular, interesting and nutritious. This book selects 12 representative stories in Chinese learning, and humorously tells the interesting historical background and character knowledge behind the Chinese stories through more than 600 unique two-dimensional comics. For example, why did poets in the Tang Dynasty like to kill Loulan? Hua Mulan served in the army for twelve years, why was she not di Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  26. Women's Historical Talk Show completed "Women's Historical Talk Show" writes about 36 women, 36 famous women from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. They are basically all stunning beauties, and they all have one thing in common: they all slept with emperors, and then later slept with others! Although cheating may not be their original intention, love may be their original intention. The secret histories of 36 imperial women's infidelity, some are clear banners of individual liberation, some are tragic cases of being instrumentali Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  27. The Mystery of Prehistoric Civilization completed Prehistoric civilization, a period of civilization speculated to have surpassed the technological development of our present day. Many things it left behind are puzzling to people today, thus arousing people's curiosity and leading them to explore the path of prehistoric civilization. Do you want to know stories about prehistoric civilization? Open "The Mystery of Prehistoric Civilization" to take you into the world of prehistoric civilization. Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  28. A Brief History of Western Art completed The book "A Brief History of Western Art" uses concise language to tell the essence of Western art knowledge in a popular way. The book introduces the architecture, sculptures, paintings and crafts of ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It uses a story-telling method to trace the development of Western art by combining history, philosophy, literature, geography, science and other factors. Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  29. Duster completed This series of books is based on what the author heard from each craftsman after decades of field research, and is presented to readers in the form of oral history. It is a realistic representation of the entrepreneurship stories and professionalism of many craftsmen rescued and excavated from various historical periods in Jilin Province, including blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, flour mills, sugar craftsmen, etc., Which has important historical significance. This series of books relatively c Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  30. Papermaker completed This series of books is based on what the author heard from each craftsman after decades of field research, and is presented to readers in the form of oral history. It is a realistic representation of the entrepreneurship stories and professionalism of many craftsmen rescued and excavated from various historical periods in Jilin Province, including blacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, flour mills, sugar craftsmen, etc., Which has important historical significance. This series of books relatively c Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  31. A Gourmet's Guide to the Great Song Dynasty completed The wonderful writing talks about history as well as delicious food. This book combs and displays the eating habits of the Song Dynasty people in detail, outlines the dietary life of the Song Dynasty court, officialdom and folk in a hierarchical manner, and comprehensively displays the dietary scenery of the Song Dynasty people. Crab stuffed with orange, roasted pork belly, five-color tripe, roasted pork belly with wolfberry, pan-fried cherry, traditional Henan cuisine set of four treasures, bra Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  32. Watching Others Serve Dishes: Twelve Allusions to Famous Dishes completed This book is an extracurricular reading book on history for elementary and middle school students. The author selected important historical figures in the textbook, such as Su Shi, Qu Yuan, Li Bai, Xiang Yu and other 12 historical celebrities, told their stories in vivid and simple language, and elicited 12 related dishes from them. These 12 stories truly integrate history into our daily lives and reflect it on our dining tables. Let students learn and experience history in their daily meals. Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  33. Intrigue: Four Thousand Years of Spies in Ancient China: 2 Volumes in Total completed This book is a monograph about the long and lasting espionage activities in ancient China. After its publication in the 1990s, it caused a huge response. This book is not only a masterpiece of historical research, but also a masterpiece of national security strategy research. The author puts forward unique insights from a unique perspective on how ancient Chinese spies exerted a huge influence on the historical process; he deeply excavates the tortuous process behind the historical curtain that Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  34. Research on Cities and Towns in Jiangnan Delta completed Introduction For more than a thousand years, the Jiangnan Delta has always been the core area of China's economic development. Among them, the existence of developed towns and town networks in Jiangnan is not only a key factor in the sustainable development of Jiangnan, but also an important manifestation of Jiangnan's economic prosperity. This unique phenomenon has attracted long-term attention from generations of scholars in China and overseas. From 1988 to 1991, six Chinese history and geogra Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  35. Chronology of Major Events in Qing History completed "Chronicle of Major Events in the History of the Qing Dynasty" is a historical material and reference book that is narrated by year and divided into sections, covering the six dynasties of Shun, Kang, Yong, Qian, Jia, and Dao, including important events, characters, classics, disasters, documents, etc. In the 200 years of Qing history. The book contains detailed historical materials and clear entries. The content is derived from "Records of the Qing Dynasty", as well as "Manuscripts of the Histo Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  36. Warring States Policy Historical234k Wordscompleted The "Second Series of Traditional Chinese Studies Classics" has launched more than 20 varieties, covering various categories such as classics, history, zi, and collections, and contains the essence of China's excellent traditional culture. Based on the principle of respecting and presenting the original classics, this series provides incisive and popular explanations, annotations, and reviews of the classics, removing obstacles for modern readers, especially teenagers, to read Chinese classics. Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  37. Four Hundred Years of the Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty (Two Volumes) Historical493k Wordscompleted Influence future generations for two thousand years! Rather than a 400-year wonderful history of rise and fall, it is better to say it is a 2000-year history of the foundation of territorial territory, ruling ideology, and cultural cohesion! Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fought for hegemony between Chu and Han, Huo Qubing sealed the wolf in Xu, and Ban Chao joined the army... These stories make people excited when they hear their names. They not only constitute a wonderful 400-year history of the rise a Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  38. Japanese Modern Architecture completed Modern Japanese architecture experienced crude imitation of Western architecture, the guidance of imperial architects from Britain, France and Germany, and the birth and awakening of Japanese architects before finally reaching the forefront of the world. It is a very difficult task to review and sort out the rich types and complex evolution of modern Japanese architecture and the architects behind them one by one. The famous architect Terunobu Fujimori has undoubtedly solved this problem - based Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  39. The History of Tuibeitu and Shaobinggeli completed This book combines history to analyze and interpret two ancient Chinese prophetic works, "Tui Bei Tu" and "Shaobing Song". The main content includes: "The master made prophecies, and the prophecies revealed the road", "Li Tang was outstanding, and Li Luo all the flowers bloomed", "Elegance and weakness accompanied Zhao Song, and martial arts were used to govern the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty", "The branches and leaves are all vermilion, and it is difficult to understand the chaotic world", etc. Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  40. Longwen Whip Shadow completed "Long Wen Whip Shadow" covers everything from astronomy and geography, politics and military, literature and art, medicine, divination and astrology, emperors and generals, talents and beauties. In terms of era, it covers everything from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The various anecdotes and anecdotes recorded in the book can, on the one hand, serve as conversation starters for readers after drinking and tea; on the other hand, they can also s Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  41. If You Don't Understand the Staff, You Don't Understand the Republic of China. completed "If You Don't Understand the Staff, You Don't Understand the Republic of China: Revealing the Inside Story of Warlords and Staff Politics in the Republic of China" follows the concept of big staff, outlines the overall outline of the military and political staff of the Republic of China for the first time, discusses Zhou Za, and draws a lasting and clear impression. Secretaries, counselors, strategists, counselors, ministers, ministers, staff officers, senior counselors, aides, think tanks, stra Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  42. Yamenmen: an Illustrated Guide to Officialdom in Ancient China completed This book covers the entire life of ancient officials. Through detailed descriptions of ancient officials' entrance exams, appointments, identity certificates, specific jobs, remuneration, daily expenses, retirement procedures and their later years, readers can clearly understand how ancient officials entered the officialdom through the imperial examination, how they worked and lived after entering the officialdom, how they retired, their post-retirement benefits, and all aspects of their later Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  43. The Unique Tricks Used by Powerful Officials in China's Past Dynasties to Control the Officialdom (Part 2) completed This book includes the Prime Minister of Zheng State Zi Chan, the Prime Minister of Qin State Lu Buwei, the powerful minister Zhao Gao in the late Qin Dynasty, the Prime Minister Dou Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the good minister Chen Fan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Prime Minister Wang Dao of the Three Dynasties of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the famous minister Wang Meng of the former Qin Dynasty, the Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty Wang Anshi, the famous minister Wang Yaochen Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  44. Yamenmen: a Thousand-Year History of Being an Official in China completed The yamen system, also known as the bureaucracy, is a specialty of Chinese history, and the culmination of various official pathologies is the "official-based" culture that has permeated the details of Chinese society for thousands of years. "Yamenmen: A Thousand-Year History of Officials in China" gives readers a concise yet in-depth perspective. Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  45. Pirates of the Caribbean: the Secret History of Navigation completed "Secret History of Navigation: Pirates of the Caribbean" is written by Nigel Cawthorn. When it comes to pirates, the first thing people always think of is cruelty and bloodshed. They dominate the sea, wander around the world, and create black legends one after another in a vicious way. However, the life of pirates in reality is far from being as grand as in the movie, and is full of helplessness and bitterness. "The Secret History of Maritime Navigation: Pirates of the Caribbean" is based on two Reads9.0ScoreShelves
  46. 1000 Questions About Chinese Culture completed This book uses a question-and-answer format to provide a comprehensive and detailed introduction to various fields of Chinese culture from aspects such as palace rules, government officials, scientific and technological anecdotes, military art and military systems. Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  47. Why the Empire: Looking at the History of China from a Financial Perspective (Why the China Series) completed Sincerely recommended by Luo Zhenyu, Bao Gangsheng, and Liang Jie, this revised and upgraded version of the original manuscript of "30 Lectures on the Finances of the Chinese Empire", with an in-depth dialogue in the appendix "Yanjing Book Review", reveals the hidden financial logic behind the three thousand years of Chinese history. The history of money is not only "finance", but also "politics". The demise of many dynasties was fundamentally determined by finances. The fate of the dynasty coul Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  48. Six Thousand Miles of Canal Twenty-One Cities completed The history of China's Grand Canal is a history of the development of Chinese civilization and a history of the development of canal cities. Canal cities not only played an important role in promoting the development of ancient Chinese society to a higher level, but also accumulated into precious cultural resources and civilization heritage over the years. Focusing on the 21 important cities on both sides of the canal, this book deeply explores their historical and cultural resources, systematic Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  49. The Tea War: Tea Destiny and National Destiny completed The long-selling classic that has sold 400,000 copies has been newly revised; Zhou Chonglin, a well-known tea culture scholar, reviews the century-old industry history and interprets the story of Chinese tea! From the 17th to the 19th centuries, tea was inextricably linked to the fate of the four major countries: China, Britain, the United States, and India. The wars caused by tea, including the Sino-British Opium War, the First British War of Invasion of Tibet, and the American War of Independe Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  50. A Quick Reading of Chinese Court History Historicalcompleted The stories in this book are both highly interesting and contain profound truths, which can bring us profound insights. Enlightenment is indispensable spiritual food for young people outside of class. This book has exquisite design and elegant style, which is very suitable for teenagers to read and collect, and is also very suitable for library equipment display. Reads8.5ScoreShelves