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  1. Chinese Living Rules Wu Hancompleted If a person wants to survive in society, he must abide by the society's rules of survival. In the past dynasties of China, the emperor had his own rules for living, officials had their own rules for officials, and the common people had their own rules for living. Everyone struggled and lived within the rules of the game set by the society at that time. In the feudal society, the emperor came from all over the world and was worshiped by thousands of people. In order to maintain the ancestral foun —Reads8.1Score—Shelves
  2. A Concise Reader of Chinese Porcelain Written by Yang Jiamei and Zhang Runping; Edited by Yao Lishicompleted The author of this book graduated from Peking University with a major in archeology and is now a research librarian of the Exhibition Department of the National Museum of China. He has done extensive research on the development history of Chinese porcelain. The book is rich in pictures and texts, and the content is vivid and informative. It comprehensively and systematically explains the development process of Chinese porcelain, embodies the splendid history of the development of Chinese nationa —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  3. Tanzania (2Nd Edition) Edited by Pei Shanqin and Qian Zhencompleted Tanzania is located in eastern Africa and consists of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanganyika is rich in sisal and is known as the land of sisal; Zanzibar is rich in cloves and is known as the land of cloves. Therefore, Tanzania is also known as the land of sisal or the land of lilac. Tanzania is rich in tourism resources. Africa's three largest lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi), are all on the border with Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, is w —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  4. Border Affairs and Border Officials in Tibet in the Past Dynasties By Zhang Yuncompleted In the form of a special topic, this book systematically and in-depth discusses the major events that occurred in Tibet during the historical period from the Tubo era to the peaceful liberation, as well as the policies and measures taken by the central government to deal with these events, and the role of representative officials in them. This book attaches great importance to the mutual support and complementation of various written materials such as Chinese and Tibetan. Through multi-perspecti —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  5. Know All the Secrets of the Chinese Emperors Yase, Fanyucompleted "All the Secrets of Chinese Emperors" brings together the secrets of 58 emperors in the feudal dynasty, covering their life trajectories, court affairs, harem life, reasons for ascending to the throne, causes of death, etc. It unravels the mysteries left behind them layer by layer, and based on historical facts, tells many anecdotes about their history, life and so on. It is historical, informative, interesting and readable. The secrets of emperors are always the most interesting topics for the —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  6. History Is Actually Very Interesting Sun Junkaicompleted Although those ancient people of the past have fallen asleep forever, their change of thought or whether they handled a matter safely or not had a profound impact on the development of our subsequent human society and even their own destiny. This book starts from the characters, and through some people and events, it reviews the wonderful episodes of history with readers, and patiently tastes the rights and wrongs, joys, sorrows, and joys of people at that time. They can learn from history and i —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  7. Sima Fa Rangjucompleted The military writings of the Pre-Qin Dynasty are the oldest existing military thoughts in our country. They preserve some very classical combat principles of the early Spring and Autumn Period and have a strong aristocratic flavor. According to "Historical Records: Biography of Sima Rangju": "King Wei of Qi sent his officials to discuss the ancient Sima's art of war, and attached Rangju to it, so it was called Sima Rangju's art of war." The Sima mentioned here Ranju was a native of the Qi State —Reads8.5Score—Shelves
  8. The Secret History of the Qing Harem Chen Jingyucompleted "The Secret History of the Harem of the Qing Dynasty" is a mystery of history, and even more a mystery of human nature! Being unfamiliar with history and human nature is not enough to solve this mystery! —Reads9.0Score—Shelves
  9. Women in the Qing Imperial Palace Chi Shuangmingcompleted This book combines history and storytelling. By showing the fierce struggles in the palace and the intrigues between the concubines, it presents historical scenes with women as the protagonists. The fate of these queens and concubines is closely integrated with the fate of the entire Qing Dynasty. The book also contains historical interpretations. —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  10. History of Western Zhou Dynasty Yang Kuancompleted The Western Zhou Dynasty refers to the period of about 280 years from the end of the 11th century BC when King Wu of Zhou conquered the Shang Dynasty, founded the Zhou Dynasty, and established its capital in Hao, until King Zhou You was killed in 771 BC and King Ping moved the capital to Luoyi. The Western Zhou Dynasty was a dynasty established after the Xia and Shang generations. The political culture of the Western Zhou Dynasty developed brilliantly on the basis of the two generations, and had —Reads8.9Score—Shelves
  11. A Brief History of the Western Zhou Dynasty Written by Tang Fengyecompleted "A Brief History of the Western Zhou Dynasty" begins with the birth of Houji, the legendary ancestor of the Zhou people, and ends with King Ping of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty moving his capital to Luoyi. In chronological order, with the Zhou kings as the main line, it comprehensively integrates handed down historical documents and modern paleography and archaeological results. It uses a rigorous academic attitude, a writing form of narrative, discussion, and textual research, and an easy-to-unders —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  12. The Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty on Black Carpet By Luo Xincompleted The emperors of the Northern Wei Dynasty were not only the emperors of the Chinese imperial state, but also the khans of the nomadic conquest groups in Inner Asia. Their historical activities were the collision, fusion and rebirth of multiple cultural traditions. The so-called "old capital system" of the Northern Wei Dynasty is clearly part of the Inner Asian tradition. This book starts from the Daibei factors in the Northern Wei emperor's enthronement ceremony, extends to the Heaven-sacrifice c —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  13. History of Chinese Customs Zhang Liangcaicompleted "Collection of Famous Historiography of the Republic of China: History of Chinese Customs" is the first monograph to systematically examine the customs of our country in the past dynasties. Its rich historical materials, detailed research, and thoughtful style make it a perfect choice. The book divides the history from before the Yellow Emperor to the Ming Dynasty into four eras: simplicity, miscellaneousness, exuberance, and the transition from exuberance to simplicity. The content covers commo —Reads7.8Score—Shelves
  14. A Brief History of Chinese Funerals Li Berson, Editor-In-Chief, Min Xiangpeng, Deputy Editor-In-Chiefcompleted This book is further refined, summarized and simplified based on the "History of Chinese Funerals" (eight volumes). The book is divided into six chapters, covering many aspects such as funeral concepts, funeral culture and technology, funeral system, funeral customs, burial furniture and funerary objects, tombs and their shapes, etc. It covers eight important historical periods including Pre-Qin, Qin and Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song Dynasty, —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  15. Overview of Chinese Funeral Culture (Part 1 and 2) Wang Dazi, Guo Canhuicompleted The first volume of this book includes famous tombs and memorial facilities, funerals in ancient literature, and funerals in ancient literature. The second volume includes funeral regulations (including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan), and glossary of Chinese funeral culture terms. —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  16. Ancient Funeral Zhou Lixiacompleted This book includes: the origin of funeral culture; the evolution of funeral ritual culture; the origin and system of mourning clothes; the evolution of mausoleum culture; the evolution of clan tomb systems; ancient funeral customs, etc. —Reads8.6Score—Shelves
  17. The Sinking of the Sino-Japanese War: Beiyang Elegy and the Great Defeat of the Late Qing Dynasty Chen Yuecompleted The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 was a war in modern history that changed China's destiny and had far-reaching influence. On the battlefield, China has many soldiers who are willing to shed their blood for the country. Unfortunately, this cannot make up for the disadvantages caused by the decline of military, political, economic and other aspects in the late Qing Dynasty, nor can it restore the already predetermined failure results due to backward national strength and mistakes in combat strat —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  18. History of the Huns Written by Chen Xujingcompleted This book comprehensively introduces Chinese and foreign historical materials and research results related to the history of the Xiongnu. In the context of world history and Western European history, this book discusses the entire process of the rise, power, migration, and decline of the Xiongnu from a macro perspective. The author extensively cites various documents and classics and research works of Chinese and foreign scholars, and conducts in-depth research on the geographical environment, e —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  19. Mainstream Literature in the Nineteenth Century. V. French Romanticism (Dan) Written by Brandes Translated by Li Zongjiecompleted "Mainstream of Nineteenth-Century Literature" is a literary history full of poetry and passion, a landmark masterpiece. It is a high-rise and majestic book that vividly tells the life story of the writer and provides thoughtful analysis of the works. It vividly reflects the magnificent history of the European literary world in the first half of the 19th century, especially the youthful movement of Romantic literature. Although this book is divided into six volumes, each volume is an independent —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  20. Unsolved Mysteries of Mankind Li Dandancompleted The content of this book includes: the brilliance of the sun god, the Inca Empire of 180 soldiers, the religious beliefs of the ancient Incas, the religious festivals and rituals of the Inca, the demise of the Inca Empire, the miracles of the second generation of the Roman regime, the demise of the city of Rome, the great Frederick II, the miracle of the French "Shepherdess", the miracle of the "Valley of the Kings", the destruction of the "Eternal City", etc. —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  21. Three Centenary Years of the Civil War: China's Military and Regime from the 4Th to 6Th Centuries Li Shuocompleted Our imaginations of ancient wars usually come from novels, novels and other literary works, but the war scenes in these works are just the fantasies and fictions of novelists and are not real situations. "Three Hundred Years of the Civil War" analyzes and organizes various historical materials, looks for clues from war narratives scattered throughout history books, and uses new historical research results to describe for us the details of major battles in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dyna —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  22. The Age of Rebellion: Civil War, Restoration and Glorious Revolution (A History of England in Six Parts) [UK] Peter Ackroydcompleted "The Six-Part History of England" is the representative work of historical writer Peter Ackroyd, which includes six volumes: "The Founding of the Empire", "The Tudor Dynasty", "The Age of Rebellion", "The Revolutionary Century", "The King of the World" and "Revolution". It writes the historical process of this legendary country in a magnificent way: how this once closed island country gradually turned into an empire with territory all over the world through religious reform, parliamentary system —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  23. Liqi Xinyin (Tang Dynasty) Qiu Yanhancompleted Qiu Yanhan, the master of Feng Shui in the Tang Dynasty, presents the ancient Feng Shui classic in vernacular! "Regulating Qi and Heart Seal", as a classic of arithmetic, systematically explains the core essences of Tai Chi Bagua, Hetu Luoshu, Yin Yang and Five Elements, etc. It covers the essence of Feng Shui such as Najia, Stars and Four Walls, and Overview of Geography, and is related to the movement of heaven and earth and the deduction of good and bad luck. The vernacular adaptation removes —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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