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  1. Collected Works of Fan Zengxiang Historical31k Wordscompleted Fan Zengxiang (1846-1931) was an official and writer in the Qing Dynasty. His original name was Fan Jia, also known as Fan Zeng, also known as Jiafu, alias Fanshan, nicknamed Yunmen, and later nicknamed Tianqin Laoren. He was a native of Zitong Lane, Xizheng Street, Liujiaoting Street, Enshi City, Hubei Province. A Jinshi of Guangxu, he served successively as the magistrate of Weinan, the chief envoy of Shaanxi, and the governor of Liangjiang. When the Revolution of 1911 broke out, he took refug 2Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  2. Chronicles of the Imperial Peace of Taiwan (Free Public Edition Book) Historical85k Wordscompleted In the fifty-third year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1788), it was compiled under the order of Emperor Gaozong. At the end of the 51st year of Qianlong's reign, the massive Lin Shuangwen Uprising broke out in Changhua, Taiwan and other places. This was also an unprecedented armed anti-Qing struggle in the history of the Tiandihui, which greatly shocked the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty. The limit of this book is: from the beginning of the Lin Shuangwen Uprising in Taiwan, reported 2Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  3. Common Sense About Chinese History Outside of Textbooks Historical258k Wordscompleted Reading history can make people calm, understand things and enlighten them to wisdom. China's historical origins are so vast that even if you pick one end and spend your whole life, you can only get a glimpse of the leopard. Although unexpectedly we have learned a lot of historical knowledge through textbooks, it is only the tip of the iceberg of Chinese history. There is still too much history that has not been included in the "discernment" of textbooks, either because of different perspectives 2Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  4. The World of Princes Historical145k Wordscompleted In the Spring and Autumn Period, the royal family was declining, and heroes were vying for hegemony. The strong survived and the weak perished. In troubled times, how could Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin achieve prestige and hegemony? Why did Hua Du and Nangong Wan commit regicide and kill people? The long-circulated story of the "Zhao Orphans" has long been popular, but is it true to history? The famous scholar Huang Pumin, with thirty years of academic experience, returned to the text of 2Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  5. Harmonizing the World: the Alliance of Chanyuan and the Military and Political Affairs of Song and Liao Dynasties 208k Wordscompleted A popular historical book about the Song-Liao Chanyuan Alliance. In 916, Yelu Abaoji, the Taizu of the Liao Dynasty, rose up in Mobei, unified the Khitan tribes, and began to compete with the Central Plains regime. In the autumn of 1004 (the first year of Jingde in the Song Dynasty and the 22nd year of the Khitan's unification), the Khitan Emperor Tianfu and his mother, the Queen Mother Xiao, led an army of 200,000 to invade the south. Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty was tit for tat, and the empero 2Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  6. This Is How an Emperor Is Made: Zhu Di's Road to Success Historical203k Wordscompleted Zhu Di's path to success is the path to power: using all means to remove all obstacles and ascend to the throne. Why was Zhu Di able to grow in Yan, why was he able to escape the emperor's killing, and how could he control Peiping with only 800 people? Why does he always rush to the front in every battle without getting hurt? Why was he able to defeat three major sieges by government troops with repeated ingenuity? What is the secret of capturing Nanjing in one night? Why did he complete his mag 2Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  7. Pei Ziyulin (Free Public Edition Book) Historical23k Wordscompleted It is a collection of aspirational novels written in the style of Shishuoxinyu, which mainly records the words, deeds, and anecdotes of characters in the Han, Wei and Jin dynasties. The book covers many well-known figures, showing their personalities, talents and demeanor through vivid and interesting stories, reflecting the social scene, cultural atmosphere and the spiritual world of scholars at that time, and has certain reference value for later generations of literary creation and historical 2Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  8. Collected Works of Zheng Min Historical1k Wordscompleted Zheng Min (? - 710) Tang poet. The courtesy name is Wenjing, a native of Cang County (belonging to Cangzhou), Hebei Province. He died in the first year of Jingyun, Emperor Ruizong of Tang Dynasty. He was promoted to Jinshi at the age of seventeen. During the reign of Empress Wu, Zhang Yi's brother recommended him as a censor in the palace. After Zhang Yi stepped down, he was demoted to the position of chief minister of Xuanzhou. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, he serve 2Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  9. Collected Works of Tang Shunmin Historical30k Wordscompleted Tang Shunmin, a dramatist in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, was named Juzhuang. His name, date of birth and death, and life story are unknown. He was a native of Xiangshan (now Zhejiang). It is not his ambition to supplement the county officials. Later, he fell into despair. So funny, I have been friends with Jia Zhongming for a long time. When Emperor Wen was in Yan's residence, he was very favored and favored frequently during Yongle period. He composed a large number of Yuefu, sets, 1Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  10. Research on the Republic of China (Autumn 2016 Issue/30th Issue) Historical235k Wordscompleted "Republic of China Studies" is an academic special issue sponsored by the Research Center for the History of the Republic of China at Nanjing University, a key research base in the humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education. It mainly publishes research articles on relevant historical facts and theories about the Republic of China period (1912-1949). It is now a CSSCI source publication. The columns of this volume (the 30th) include "Written Talks of Young Scholars on the Histor 1Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  11. Three Heroes of the Qing Dynasty (Free Public Edition Book) Historical580k Wordscompleted "Three Heroes of the Qing Dynasty" is a work compiled by Xu Zheshen. The book is based on the anecdotal and secret history of the Zeng Zuo and Peng San clan in the Qing Dynasty, and also uses the cycle of Dao, Xian, Tongguang and the four dynasties to control chaos as the weft. What his book has already recorded, he has not tired of adding details. Readers can regard it as a novel, or as anecdotes from the pre-Qing Dynasty. 1Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  12. Rizhilu 103k Wordscompleted This book is a collection of historical essays with broad coverage and profound insights. The author uses a unique perspective and vivid writing to analyze many historical events and figures from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The book not only contains exquisite analysis of war strategies, such as the wisdom of Zhao State in handling the corpses of enemy soldiers during the Warring States Period; it also contains profound revelations o 1Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  13. Hua Ren You Ci and Music (Free Public Edition Book) Historical18k Wordscompleted The heat is like steam, and I suddenly think of ice on my bare feet. It makes people feel cold. Guest conditions are as good as autumn. Suddenly read "Huayou Ci". Makes people feel hot. With this copy of the collar in the chest, it was when Yuanming begged for food, Zhenqing borrowed rice, and Du Ling did not arrive at Peng Yamen. 1Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  14. Caihe Chapter Historical7k Wordscompleted It rained heavily at night, the Yellow River burst, all the villages were submerged in the mud waves, and the cries were loud. Wei Yuan had seen such a tragic scene with his own eyes, and his heart was deeply hurt. "Preparing the River" is a book on river management written by him out of concern for the country and the people. In the book, he is like a calm counselor and a sad and angry elder. First, we trace the successful and unsuccessful experiences of river control since the Han and Tang dyn 1Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  15. The Fourth Prime Minister Gao Hui Lichuntang Historical9k Wordscompleted Wang Shifu's Zaju of the Yuan Dynasty describes the scene of four prime ministers gathering at Lichun Hall to drink and write poems, showing the elegant gathering life of literati and officials. 1Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  16. Collected Works of Ji Kang completed Ji Kang (224-263, one version says 223-262), courtesy name Shuye, Han nationality, was born in Zhi County, Qiao County, Wei State (today's west of Suzhou City, Anhui Province) during the Three Kingdoms period. Famous thinker, musician and writer. In the last years of his life, he jointly advocated a new trend of metaphysics with Ruan Ji and other famous people in the bamboo forest, advocating "transgressing the teachings of fame and letting nature" and "evaluating the noble and the humble while Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  17. The Crazy Jin Dynasty completed An absurd dynasty history that subverts cognition! The Sima family started to dominate the world, but then fell into madness and internal strife: the stupid emperor Sima Zhong came to the court, the ugly queen disrupted the government, and the eight kings took turns to kill each other. They fought against each other for sixteen years, turning the country upside down and turning the Central Plains into a purgatory in the turmoil. As soon as the three kingdoms were unified, they started fighting a Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  18. Three Kingdoms Classics completed You can read some Chinese history: a unique chronicle-note novel-style history book Taking Guanzhong, Yedu, and Jiangnan as the Three Kingdoms regions, it records the events starting from the Western Wei Dynasty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and also includes the historical events in the middle and late periods of the Eastern Wei, Northern Qi, Liang, and Chen dynasties. This book covers a lot of content, not only military, cultural but also political, economic and other contents. It is unique in Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  19. Remembering History - Holding a Military Parade to Commemorate the 70Th Anniversary of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War completed On March 2, 2015, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying answered a reporter's question regarding China's plans to hold commemorative events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. 2015 Marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. The Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression is an important part of Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  20. Cixi: the Qing Empire Through the Eyes of a Foreign Journalist completed Empress Dowager Cixi, the actual person in power in the late Qing Dynasty. From the "Xinyou Coup" to her death, she held military and political power in the Tongzhi and Guangxu dynasties for 47 years. She was the woman who actually held power for the longest time in Chinese history. His life was intertwined with the turmoil of the most turbulent era in modern China. Standing at the turning point between the old and the new, history pushed Empress Dowager Cixi to the forefront. Faced with the pro Reads7.6ScoreShelves
  21. Fifteen Lectures on Chinese History (Collector's Edition) completed It tells the twists and turns of China's historical development from the creation of the world by Pangu to the present in plain language, focusing on ancient history. The contents of the fifteen lectures include: the origin of civilization, the change of dynasties, the perspective of the Han, Tang and Qing Dynasties, ancient transportation, foreign civilization, ethnic relations, the ancient political and legal official selection system, agricultural handicraft industry and commerce, military th Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  22. Research on Wu Yue Kingdom and Wu Yue Qian Family completed This book is divided into five parts. The introduction summarizes the current status of research on Wuyue Kingdom and Wuyue Qian family in the past twenty years; The military section discusses the importance of Huzhou, Suzhou, and Fuzhou to Wuyue's land territory during the Wuyue Kingdom in the Five Dynasties, as well as Wuyue's defense strategy against the three states; The literature editor chronologically records the poems and essays of Qian Liu, King Wusu of the Wuyue Kingdom, sorts out the Reads8.3ScoreShelves
  23. Qin and Han: the Rise and Fall of Empires (Set of Two Volumes) completed The Qin and Han Dynasties were the beginning of China's unified dynasty and laid the foundation for more than two thousand years of feudal rule. This book relies on historical facts and vividly outlines the rise and fall of the empire from the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shihuang to the Yellow Turban Uprising of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The struggles within and outside the imperial power, the game of intrigues and strategies, the exchanges and collisions of different national cultures Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  24. Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei and Dongxi Factory Historicalcompleted Adhering to the rigorous attitude of objectively restoring history, this book compiles the essence of the Ming Dynasty master Wu Han's research on the factory guard system. It arranges the chapter content based on the rise and fall of the factory guard, and comprehensively and systematically reproduces the evolution and development of the East-West Factory, Jinyiwei and other spy agencies. Reveals the internal contradictions of the Ming Empire and the underlying reasons for its transition from p Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  25. On the Chinese Nation and Nationalism completed All ethnic groups are equal. This is the basic principle of Marxism-Leninism in dealing with ethnic issues. This principle is applicable to dealing with current ethnic issues as well as historical ethnic issues. In the long historical period of class society, the relationship between ethnic groups was unequal. This fact is full of world history and Chinese history. Until now, in the discussion of ethnic history, some people still raise the issue of the nationality of ethnic groups in Chinese his Reads8.5ScoreShelves
  26. A Practical Encyclopedia of Fortune-Making for Wealthy Businessmen in Chinese Past Dynasties (Part 1) completed This book selects the legendary stories of fifteen wealthy businessmen in the history of our country who created billions of wealth from scratch. They are Fan Li who retired after his success during the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Buwei who had a lot of rare goods during the Warring States Period, Shen Wansan, a giant businessman from the south of the Yangtze River in the late Yuan Dynasty, Wang Haifeng, a salt merchant from Shanxi in the late Ming Dynasty, Lei Lutai, the founder of a private b Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  27. Six Hundred Years of the Yin and Shang Dynasties: the Revolution of the Yin and Zhou Dynasties and the Rise and Fall of the Bronze Dynasty completed What kind of indissoluble bond does the Shang clan have with Xuanniao? What kind of cultural inheritance does it reflect that Chengtang did not dare to abolish Xiashe? What are the outstanding achievements of the women who went to war in armor? What role did the Zhenren group play in the Yin and Shang era? The dazzling Chinese civilization originated from the prehistoric era and the Xia culture, and was finalized in the Zhou and Qin cultures. The six hundred years of historical development of th Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  28. The Two Jins Are Actually Very Interesting completed This book adopts a modern interpretation of a series of historical books such as "Book of Jin" and uses easy-to-understand Humorous language tells readers the history of the Jin Dynasty and leads readers into that period. The magnificent era is interspersed with comparisons between official history and novels, and attempts to Through this comparison, we can go behind historical events and deeply explore the inner truth of historical figures. Realize emotions and make readers resonate with them. Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  29. Emperor Guangwu completed This book tells the story of Liu Xiu, who was a commoner but had blood from the previous dynasty. In the late years of Xinmang, when the country collapsed and the world was in chaos, he took advantage of the situation to raise troops in his hometown and began his military career. In 25 AD, Liu Xiu openly broke with the Gengshi regime and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Qianqiu Pavilion, Hanan, Hebei Province. In order to express the rejuvenation of the Liu family, he still Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  30. One Hundred People in Chinese History completed This book reflects China's history and culture by telling people's stories. There are a total of 104 short essays (some essays contain two or more people), focusing on their contributions to the historical development and cultural formation of the Chinese nation. Reads8.2ScoreShelves
  31. The Revolutionary Years of Longshan 7 Wordscompleted This book objectively and comprehensively reflects the revolutionary history of the people in the Longshan area of ​​Cixi during the Agrarian Revolution, the Anti-Japanese War, and the War of Liberation, and eulogizes the many evocative deeds left by the revolutionary ancestors in the Longshan area of ​​Cixi during the war years. The book is divided into five chapters. The first chapter mainly introduces the historical evolution, the second chapter mainly introduces the revolutionary organizatio Reads8.0ScoreShelves
  32. The Beginning and End of Peace in Yunnan completed "The Beginning and End of the Peace of Yunnan" is a chronicle-type historical work written by an anonymous person in the Qing Dynasty. It is a one-volume book. It mainly describes the historical process of the complex turmoil and conquests in Yunnan (anciently known as "Dian") and surrounding areas in the early Qing Dynasty. It focuses particularly on presenting the Wu Sangui Rebellion and its chain impact with major historical events such as Yunnan and Guangdong and Guangxi. The author claimed Reads7.6ScoreShelves
  33. The Elegy of Heaven: a Failed Revolution with Narrow Myopia completed The Taiping Rebellion, which was supposed to be devastating, failed after emitting an illusory light. As a result, the decaying edifice of the Qing Dynasty remained crumbling for decades. On the ruins of the Kingdom of Heaven, the glory of the Hunan Army was born, and also the modern bourgeois thought of China was born. For such a peasant war that should not fail but is destined to fail, what kind of enlightenment can we get from the smoke and smoke? Reads7.5ScoreShelves
  34. Dongcha Chronicles completed "Dongcha Jilue" is a five-volume notebook written by Yao Ying, a scholar in the Qing Dynasty, when she was serving in Taiwan. Yao Ying, nicknamed Shi Fu and nicknamed Ming Shu, was one of the representatives of the Tongcheng School. She served as Taiwan Coast Guard Commissioner, Kavalan General Magistrate, and Taiwan Affairs Bureau. She had personal experience in Taiwan's government and society. This book is a collection of his experiences and thoughts during his thirteen years in office, coveri ReadsScoreShelves
  35. Managing Western Yunnan: Changes in Military and Political Settings in Yongchang Region During the Ming Dynasty completed This book takes the changes in the military and political settings of Yongchang area in the Ming Dynasty as a clue, excavates official history, factual records, local chronicles, anthologies, inscriptions, family trees and other materials, and discusses the relationship between the guards, prefectures and counties and social changes around the relationship between Yongchang area and surrounding situations. This book places the process of conversion between wards and prefectures and counties into Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  36. The War of San Francisco: the Bet Between Kangxi and Wu Sangui completed This is a war between a young emperor and a corrupt warlord. When Wu Sangui launched a rebellion with the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, he indeed received the response of many warlords who supported their troops and respected themselves. The skies over the land of China are turbulent and treacherous, and Emperor Kangxi's decrees cannot reach several northern provinces. Wu Sangui smiled proudly. He thought that destiny was on his side and that the general sit ReadsScoreShelves
  37. An Interesting Talk About the Heroes of the Two Jin Dynasties ongoing After the Three Kingdoms, the two Jin Dynasties were in turmoil. Within 150 years, the Sima family was divided from north to south. The Xiongnu and Xianbei went south one after another, and a more chaotic era than the Three Kingdoms came. Among them were ancestors such as Shile who fought bloody battles on the battlefield, and celebrities like Tao Qian and Ji Kang. They are the founders of great national integration and the founders of Chinese civilization. This was a troubled era forged with bl Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  38. The Ideal Era of Scholar-Bureaucrats: Song Dynasty Historical179k Wordscompleted "The Chinese History Series in Detail" is co-edited by the famous scholar Li Xueqin and the publisher Guo Zhikun, and is a credible and popular Chinese history written by the new generation of Chinese scholars. The Song Dynasty, when culture was strong but military was weak, can be called an era of comprehensive openness. The level of social, political, economic and cultural activity and continuous development can be said to be unprecedented, and it is also considered an ideal era for intellectu Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  39. Daqin completed This work "Da Qin" was created by the author Li Munan. Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  40. Manchurian Wilderness Records Historicalcompleted The original name of this book is "Ten Leaves of Wild Stories", which tells the anecdotes of the Qing Dynasty and has a complex content. The author uses a lot of pen and ink to expose all the shady secrets of the Qing Dynasty's rule. For example, the cynicism about Empress Dowager Cixi's dictatorship and extravagance, the eunuch Li Lianying's arrogance and greed, etc., Are vividly written on the page. Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  41. 400 Years of Han Dynasty completed The Han Dynasty was one of the most significant periods of Chinese civilization's prosperity. We can't wait to look back on the past, understand every major event that happened in the Han Dynasty, and relive the glory of the year, but we often forget that behind the grand and complex historical events, there are living people. During the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, there were the ambitions and compromises of the emperors and princes, the ambitions and trepidation of the concubines and princess Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  42. Dynasties: the Rise and Fall of Dynasties completed This set of works is divided into 10 sets according to the structural model of Chinese cultural forms, each set is titled with a set of book titles with rich connotations. Each set is divided into 10 volumes in the form of classification and subdivision or by convention. Each volume is titled with a meaningful main title and a clear and intuitive subtitle. Each set is its own system, each volume complements each other, expands horizontally, and deepens vertically. It panoramically reflects the v Reads9.0ScoreShelves
  43. Yongzheng Dynasty (Part 1 and 2) completed For more than two thousand years, there has been a huge and irreconcilable contradiction between the highly centralized power formed by the county system and the peasant system. Faced with this contradiction, reform is an inevitable choice. Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng have tried it in history, but only Emperor Yongzheng succeeded. Emperor Yongzheng resolved this contradiction by forcefully implementing thirteen years of reforms. However, Qianlong, his personally chosen successor, slowly dispell Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  44. The Secrets of How Rich Businessmen in Past Generations Made Fortunes (Part 2) completed This book includes the young man's suggestions to solve his father's problems, his first display of wisdom and talent when he entered the Li Mansion, his first involvement in shopping malls and shipbuilding business, his failure in mining business but his success in telecommunications business, his appointment in the Customs Department and the establishment of Huasheng Weaving Factory, etc. Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  45. Become Yongzheng completed He is the leading IP of the Forbidden City today, and his story is the "university" for countless Qing palace dramas and time-travel dramas in later generations. Diligence, suspicion, coldness, affection... It seems that we are no strangers to this complicated Yongzheng. Coupled with the endless Qing palace dramas, this emperor has also been successfully shaped into a familiar old friend around us. But what is he really like? What was the real history like? This book elaborates on the growth pat Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  46. Prosperity and Decline Historicalcompleted Space creates history. From Xianyang, the city of the Emperor, to Beijing, a modern international metropolis, we break away from the old path of linear interpretation of history, and from the perspective of space creation, we give a new interpretation of the seven capitals and the thousand-year history of Chinese civilization from closed to open, from single to pluralistic, and from monopoly to equality. "Prosperity and Decline" uses the space production theory created and developed by Lefebvre, Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  47. Ancient Chinese Martial Arts Project Chronicle completed From a time perspective, ancient Chinese martial arts mainly refers to martial arts activities in the three periods of primitive society, slave society and feudal society, as well as some forms and contents of martial arts-related activities. Ancient Chinese martial arts have shown different development characteristics in different historical periods. With the development of society and the improvement of productivity, their connotations have been continuously enriched and their forms have becom Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  48. Fourteenth Year of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom completed This book is a historical documentary work of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It interprets the fourteen-year history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in a modern sense. The text is popular, vivid and highly readable. Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  49. Fourteenth Year of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom completed This book is a historical documentary work of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It interprets the fourteen-year history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in a modern sense. The text is popular, vivid and highly readable. Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  50. Fourteenth Year of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom completed This book reveals a real Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and tells the truth about many historical figures and events. The story is wonderful, the scenes are vivid, the language is beautiful, the knowledge is rich, the views are rigorous, and the historical materials are detailed. The story is strong and fascinating, and it reveals the secrets of popular historical events. This book is easy to understand, yet it is academically rigorous and true. It is the best choice for popular historical books. Reads8.3ScoreShelves