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  1. A Brief History of the Xi'an Incident completed This book closely focuses on the important historical event of the Xi'an Incident, using time as a clue to introduce in detail the background, process, and handling of the Xi'an Incident, as well as the conflicts and attitudes of the parties involved, and the impact of the incident. This book relies on detailed historical data to conduct a detailed analysis of all aspects of the Xi'an Incident, and strives to present readers with a true and comprehensive picture of the Xi'an Incident. Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  2. Banned Books: Historical Truths That 99% of People Don't Know completed The famous general Li Guang never became a marquis throughout his life. Is it due to his character or a trick of fate? Why did the "Monk Emperor" end up starving to death because he devoted himself to Buddhism? Is the famous Di Renjie a famous prime minister or the Tang Dynasty version of Detective Conan? Has Tang Bohu really met the beautiful Qiuxiang? Is there such a love between the poet and the maid that makes people cry? Princesses in the Tang Dynasty were so valuable that they could not es Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  3. 1000 Questions About Ancient Chinese Common Sense completed "1000 Questions on Ancient Chinese Common Sense" selects 1,000 beautiful waves from the vast and profound cultural ocean, and explains the basic common sense of ancient China to readers in the form of questions and answers. The rich content and exquisite illustrations will definitely allow everyone to enter the palace of knowledge through interesting reading. Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  4. Half-Hour Comic History of China 2 completed "Read half-hour comics and learn about five thousand years of history. Use comics to interpret history and lead a new reading trend ("Half-hour Comics History of China" is the second book in the "Half-Hour Comics History of China" series). Only through hand-drawings and jokes, the two mixed The book draws out a clear historical context: the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are like a class, the Great Qin Dynasty is like a class, the Great Qin Dynasty is addicted to death, t Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  5. Secret History of the Harem completed How does a singer from a humble background rise to a lower position? What will be the ending of the affectionate love between the emperor and the empress whom they have seen for a thousand years? Why did the queen who had children remain a virgin until her death? How can an old lady win the emperor's lifelong favor? This is a secret history intertwined with conspiracy, politics, and love. Thousands of beauties can't help but fall into the magnetic field of conspiracy. It's not that I love the pa Reads9.0ScoreShelves
  6. Complete Collection of Examination Papers for the Number One Scholar's Palace in the Past Dynasties completed This book collects the examination papers of the Zhuangyuan Palace from various dynasties from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. The time span is as long as a thousand years and covers the entire process of the imperial examination system from its inception to its completion to its abolition. Each palace examination paper has been carefully selected and collated, striving to restore the original appearance of history and show the talents and wisdom of the top scholars. "The Complete Collecti Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  7. Biography of Dong Qichang completed This is a panoramic biography about the art master Dong Qichang. After years of study, analysis and textual research, the author Sun Wei has comprehensively described and interpreted this landmark art master nearly four hundred years ago. This book takes Dong Qichang's life experience as the main line, starting from his arduous journey as an official in his youth, and tells the many ups and downs of his "Northern Drift" experience, from being born in poverty to being a successful scholar, and th Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  8. The Unsolved Mystery of 30° North Latitude completed "The Unsolved Mysteries of 30° North" tells the story: When you open the door to 30° North, you will see a series of scenes that can only be seen in fantasy movies - there is the Atlantis that sank overnight tens of thousands of years ago, the Mayans of modern civilization, the unpredictable Bermuda Triangle of Death... The mysteries of ancient civilizations, the mysteries of mysterious foreign lands, and the uncanny workmanship of nature are coming at you, like a visual feast under the lens of Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  9. Unsolved Mysteries of Chinese Archeology completed This book interprets and studies Chinese history and culture from a new perspective. Based on a large number of historical documents and archaeological data, combined with the latest research results, the editor comprehensively analyzes more than 60 unsolved mysteries of Chinese archeology from four aspects: the unsolved mysteries of ancient ruins, the vanished brilliant civilization, the mysterious kingdom of tombs, and the mysterious world of cultural relics, and deeply explores the historical Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  10. Unsolved Mysteries of the World completed This book is a popular science book that combines knowledge, interest and science. Based on the reference of a large number of literature, academic monographs, archaeological discoveries and the latest research results, the editor starts from prehistoric civilization, archaeological mysteries, historical mysteries, deaths of famous people, mysterious treasures, cultural mysteries, magical universe, natural wonders, extraterrestrial legends, biological mysteries, etc., To deeply analyze and decip Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  11. Tang Niu Arrives completed Cartoonist Er Qiao drew a lovely portrait of a lady figurine from the Tang Dynasty. Unexpectedly, it came to life and called him daddy, which frightened him. It turns out that this little girl came from the Tang Dynasty, but she only had fragmentary memories of the history of the Tang Dynasty. Er Qiao named her Tang Niu, and the two of them called her father and daughter from then on. Tang Niu brought a lot of happiness to Er Qiao's life, but at the same time she brought a lot of trouble. Helple Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  12. The Three Kingdoms Is Actually Very Interesting completed Although there are not many historical books recording the history of the Three Kingdoms period, the content is far less rich than the official histories of other dynasties, and there are many repetitions. "Three Kingdoms" has only sixty-five volumes, and the content of the main text is less than half of Pei Songzhi's annotations. Faced with difficult ancient texts and unfamiliar language expressions, it is difficult for us to read the meaning and understand the reality of history, let alone use Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  13. The Art of the Emperor completed In ancient Chinese history, scholars were born in the south and emperors were born in the north. Confucius said: "The benevolent are happy in the mountains, and the wise are happy in the water." Although there are only these eight words, the profound truth contained in them is eternal. On the surface, Confucius's words mean that kind people like mountains and mountains, and wise people like rivers and streams. But in fact, they describe two types of wisdom. One is a benevolent person, and the ot Reads8.9ScoreShelves
  14. The History of Punishment completed Professor Luo Xiang of China University of Political Science and Law enumerated ancient torture and described the process of punishment from cruelty to humanity. Ancient Chinese law was based on criminal law, and its main legal consequence was punishment. Since its inception, written criminal law has been trying to restrict the power of punishment. However, the traditional rule of man determines that this purpose cannot be truly realized. The punishment thought of "limited law but infinite love" Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  15. Party Strife in China's Past Dynasties completed "Party Struggles in Ancient China" is a history of power struggles between parties, between parties and imperial power, and between people. Taking strategy as its warp and history as its weft, it records many intertwined stories. The book recounts the three thousand years of party struggle in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. It introduces the major events, rise and fall of honors and disgrace, and vicissitudes of these dynasties in chapters Reads7.8ScoreShelves
  16. Romance of the Sixteenth Dynasties of the Ming Palace completed "The Romance of the Sixteen Dynasties of the Ming Palace" goes deep into the palace to narrate the love and hatred between emperors and concubines; it covers a wide range of historical events and gives a detailed look at the twists and turns of the feudal dynasty. If you read this set of books thoroughly, you will understand the palace; if you read the palace thoroughly, you will understand the history; if you read the history thoroughly, the reality will be clear to your mind. Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  17. Complete Collection of Palace Romances from Past Dynasties completed Xu Xiaotian resurrects the secret history of the Tang Palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties with the writing of a novel: the bloody rain of nine sons' seizure of the legitimate sons, Wu Zetian's machinations, and the tragic end of Chongzhen... It not only has the historical skeleton of the textual criticism school, but also adds the wild flavor and flesh of the novelist. It is more vivid than official history and more rigorous than drama. It can be called the ancient version of "Game of Thrones" Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  18. Things About the Qing Dynasty completed A book tells you all about the life of the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty, a dynasty that ruled China for nearly three hundred years, left us with too many surprises and too much heaviness. In recent years, TV dramas with the Qing Dynasty as the background have become very popular, which shows that this ancient history that is close to us can still arouse people's interest. In the minds of ordinary people, the Qing Dynasty is labeled as corrupt and humiliating. In fact, this is just a portrayal Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  19. A Brief History of Mankind completed "A Brief History of Humanity" is a historical masterpiece that describes the development of human civilization in a popular way. The book contains both a grand and smooth "big history" narrative and a subtle and wonderful detailed description of the process of human civilization. Starting from the origin of human beings, Van Loon tells in this book the origins of Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations and the glory of the Greek and Roman eras; follows the clues of the rise of religion to the de Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  20. Short History completed The real history is often distorted through the interpretation of later novels, operas and other forms. In addition, readers' understanding of traditional inherent thinking often leads to many prejudices or misunderstandings about history, such as: Did Marco Polo ever visit China? Are his travel notes a travel novel pieced together from fantasy? When Du Fu was alive, why did no one repost or appreciate his poems? Did the GDP of the Song Dynasty really account for 60%-80% of the world's? Is the a Reads9.1ScoreShelves
  21. This Tang Dynasty Is a Bit Cold completed [Unpopular figures + interesting history] Don't think that the Tang Dynasty is just the official brother leaning on the railing on Chang'an Avenue and reciting poems, the concubine gently waving her fan, and Emperor Taizong giving instructions with a serious face. This book will take you to unscrew the "refrigerator door" of history and see that those celebrities who are solemnly packaged in official records may actually be jokers, jokers, and wonderful reversal makers behind them. Come on, here Reads9.2ScoreShelves
  22. A History of the Three Kingdoms That Will Make You Addicted as Soon as You Read It completed During the Three Kingdoms era, there were endless wars and divided empires. It is also known to everyone through "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". However, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not history, and some of the allusions we are familiar with are not true! Did Zhuge Liang have a straw boat to borrow arrows? Why is Zhang He called the "Three Kingdoms Strong Detection Machine"? How does Fei Yi live the life of a "rhythm master"? Does Cao Zhi really love his "sister-in-law"? Why is i Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  23. Open up the Romance completed "Kai Kai Romance" is a grand narrative work based on ancient Chinese mythology and history. The book has a total of eighty chapters, starting from the creation of Pangu, all the way to King Wu of Zhou Dynasty's defeat of Zhou. It interprets the magnificent process of the rise and fall of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties in novel style. The work takes "opening up" as its context and integrates major events such as the division of heaven and earth, the Reads7.9ScoreShelves
  24. Eunuchs Are Not Too Cold: a New Account of the Twelve Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty completed [History of the Ming Dynasty + Eunuchs + Unpopular Knowledge] "Eunuchs Are Not Too Cold: A New Story of the Twelve Eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty" is an interesting guide that takes you into the "behind-the-scenes command center" of the Ming Dynasty palace! Don't think that in the deep palace, only the emperor and his concubines play the leading roles in the center of the stage. In fact, these twelve mysterious eunuchs are the invisible stage management team of the entire "palace drama". The Chief Reads8.1ScoreShelves
  25. Unofficial History May Not Be Fake completed History is not just a monolithic piece of history revised by officials. Those neglected scraps often hide truths that are more vivid, outrageous, and closer to human nature. Do you think Liao Hua is just a supporting character who rose to the top because "there are no generals in Sichuan"? Behind Zhuge Ke's reputation as a genius, what exactly did he step on? Wen Yang, known as "Little Zhao Yun", has a more dramatic life than you can imagine! Ma Chao is not only the "Brand of Xiliang", but also Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  26. Common Knowledge of Ancient Chinese Culture completed This book is a systematic and comprehensive encyclopedia of common knowledge about Chinese literature, aiming to provide everyone with systematic and detailed cultural knowledge. Covering various fields such as literature, art, religious beliefs, politics, economy, culture, entertainment, philosophy, science, etc., This book helps everyone understand the profoundness of Chinese culture through detailed discussion and rigorous academic attitude. In the literature section, the book introduces in d Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  27. History Cannot Bear to Read the Complete Collection completed Break into a forbidden place that has been covered in history for thousands of years and pry into the anecdotes that no one has ever told you! Did you know that Kangxi relied on a German to ascend the throne? Do you know how hard the princes' daily life is? Do you know who made the biggest flattery in Chinese history? Do you know how particular the emperor must be when eating? Do you know what the relationship between Qin Hui and Yue Fei is? All these mysteries are explained to you one by one in Reads8.8ScoreShelves
  28. Abnormal Military Advisor Alliance completed The top-secret files that the military advisors want to destroy reveal another side of the ancient counselors. Top secret files are released to the public, digging deeper into the men who stood behind the ancient emperors... 1. Sima Yi, the originator of health preservation: Personal declaration: Being an official is worse than sleeping, fighting is worse than soaking your feet, wolfberry and red date tea is the best! File records: A patient with severe intrusion of Buddhist thoughts, who drank Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  29. History Teacher Teaches You to Read History (2 Volumes in Total) completed Taking the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade history textbooks published by the People's Education Press as a reference, historical events are developed according to time, divided into chapters according to different eras, and then politics, economy, culture, etc. Are divided into sections to systematically explain history, both horizontally and vertically. The main content covers war, politics, culture, thought, science and technology, art, national exchanges, economy, celebrities, etc. It clear Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  30. Three Hundred Years of the Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty (Seven Volumes) completed More interesting than "Book of Tang", more popular than "Zizhi Tongjian", and more reliable than "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties", it is an addictive 300-year history of the Tang Dynasty. To understand the history of the Tang Dynasty, reading this set is enough! The well-known reading program "Luo Ji Thinking" is recommended! The Tang Dynasty was a great dynasty that future generations yearn for, but its intricate history of nearly 300 years is also daunting. The official histories "Tang Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  31. Half-Hour Comic Book History of China (Five Volumes) completed Reading a comic for half an hour will tell you about three thousand years of history. The context is so clear that you can memorize it after reading it. Just through hand-drawings and jokes, the Erhuangzi has drawn out a clear historical context: the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are like a class, the Great Qin Dynasty is like a class, the Great Qin Dynasty is about to die, the Three Kingdoms have three major battles, the troubled times of the Wei and Jin Dynasties are f Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  32. Learn Chinese History Well Without Memorizing It completed Each test point has a game, and learning history is like having fun. Select core knowledge points to understand the development laws of Chinese history! If you were the leader of a primitive society, how would you lead a group of people to survive on a desert island? If you were to play business simulation in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, how would you expand your power? If you returned to the Ming Dynasty and became the emperor, how would you allocate attribute points to win ag Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  33. The Thoughts of the Ancients Are so Strange completed Why did the ancients believe that "the sky is round and the earth is round"? During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the theory of "the sky is round and the earth is round" was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. By the Han Dynasty, the relatively advanced Huntian theory became mainstream. After the Yuan Dynasty, in order to strengthen their rule and restrict the common people's observation and thinking of astronomical phenomena, the emperors placed the power of interpretation in the hands of Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  34. Unofficial History May Not Be False 2: Emperors and Generals completed A brand new sequel to "Unofficial History May Not Be False"! 22 Brand-new wild histories, 22 exciting mysteries! Is Wang Mang a time traveler? Is Zhu Di the biological son of Empress Ma? Was Guangxu poisoned to death by Cixi? Rumors do not appear out of thin air, the truth is often hidden within them. This book tells the familiar unofficial rumors in Chinese history from the Three Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as the Beacon Fire Opera on the Princes, the First Emperor's Sand Dun Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  35. General History of China completed The world-famous litterateur Cervantes said: "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." History, as a mirror, records the success and failure, prosperity and decline, glory and sorrow, alternation and renewal of human society, and also foreshadows the future of mankind. Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  36. General History Reader completed The historical philosopher Collingwood said: "Today comes from yesterday, today includes yesterday, and yesterday includes the day before yesterday, and it goes back to ancient times; the past history still exists today, it has not died." History, as a mirror, records success and failure, prosperity and decline, the alternation and renewal of the times for mankind. What happened today will be history tomorrow. As time goes by, the sun and the moon rotate, the wheel of history has drifted away in Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  37. History of Prostitutes in China (Collection of Famous Historians in the Republic of China) completed The book is divided into six chapters: the introduction, the era of witches and prostitutes, the era of slave prostitutes and official prostitutes, the era of domestic prostitutes and slave prostitutes, the heyday of official prostitutes, and the era of privately operated prostitutes. It mainly includes: name and definition, distinction between eras, when did the history of prostitution in China begin, witches and prostitutes in the Yin Dynasty, etc. Reads8.7ScoreShelves
  38. Political Gains and Losses in China's Past Dynasties completed "Political Gains and Losses in Chinese Dynasties" is a collection of Mr. Qian Mu's special speeches. It provides an abstract and detailed overview and comparison of various political systems in China's Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties. It describes the evolution due to the revolution and points out the gains and losses. Reads9.5ScoreShelves
  39. Modern History of China completed This book is the modern history of China written by the famous historian Jiang Tingfu for ordinary readers. It explains in very simple words the evolution of China's history, the collision of civilizations, major historical events and key figures in the past hundred years after the Opium War. It is magnificent, transparent and comprehensive, yet concise, smooth and impartial, and has extremely high academic value. From the Opium War to the Revolution of 1911, from the Westernization Movement to Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  40. Learn to Read and Write from Mao Zedong completed An important reason why Mao Zedong became a great man in history and a giant of the times is that he loved reading and could read. "Knowledge is power" was most truly embodied in him. Mao Zedong loved reading. He said: "My biggest hobby in life is reading." "You can go a day without eating, you can go a day without sleeping, and you can't go a day without reading books." Whether in the prime of his student days, the turbulent war years, or the construction period when he was busy with everything Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  41. Guo Jianlong's Classic Best-Selling Set (Five Volumes in Total) completed Guo Jianlong's classic best-selling set (five volumes in total) ("The Siege of Bianjing" + "Two Hundred Years Across Africa" + "The Great History of the Silk Road" + "The Collapse of the Prosperous Age" + "The Lost World") are four very special works among the historical works of the well-known historical writer Guo Jianlong One of the works focuses on special events in ancient Chinese history; one focuses on the two-hundred-year history of Africa; one focuses on the history of Sino-foreign exch Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  42. Old Guangzhou (Interesting Readings of the Republic of China·old City Records) completed This book comprehensively describes the historical sites, various scenes of the city, and the lives of the people in old Guangzhou. From the perspective of personal experience, the book describes the historical sites, market landscapes, old shops, gatehouse streets, old customs, delicious food, Guangzhou people, and various cultural aspects of old Guangzhou... The short essays vividly and interestingly show the once glorious city culture of old Guangzhou, and vividly reproduce the old Guangzhou Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  43. The Absurdity of History completed This book tells the story of many absurd past events in history, from the "slander" of Zhou Li and Wang Jihu to the literary inquisition of the Qing Dynasty. It reflects many unknown dark and ugly aspects of Chinese history. Most of them come from the official revised histories of various dynasties, including the "Twenty-Four Histories" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and a small part come from some notes and notes with high historical value. Readers who read this book will enrich their knowledge, under Reads9.4ScoreShelves
  44. 4 Books to Understand China's Thousand-Year History (Set of 4 Volumes) completed Want to understand ancient Chinese politics and history, but are afraid that the original works are obscure and difficult to understand? One book can thoroughly understand the "Historical Records" and understand the ups and downs of three thousand years; one book can quickly read the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and grasp the wisdom of governing the country in the past dynasties; one book can thoroughly explain the "Warring States Policy" and gain insight into the game strategies of vertical and horizonta Reads7.7ScoreShelves
  45. Twenty-Four Histories·complete Edition completed The "Twenty-Four Histories" contains the essence of more than 4,000 years of Chinese history. It can be called the official memory bank of Chinese history and the most authoritative and systematic document collection for studying Chinese history. Reading it is like unfolding a magnificent and all-encompassing scroll of Chinese history, giving a glimpse of the complete trajectory and experiences and lessons of the development of the Chinese nation. This book is not a random selection of "excerpts Reads9.3ScoreShelves
  46. The Growth History of the United States (Five Volumes) completed Frederick Lewis Allen was one of the pioneers of social history writing. Through vivid descriptions of news, fashions, and customs, some of the changes that have transformed the rhythm and form of American life over half a century are charted and explained. The Age of Change is the author's most ambitious book, defining a transformative moment in American history. The author celebrates a new economic system that brought benefits to the American people and provides an implicit, illuminating persp Reads8.6ScoreShelves
  47. 1000 Questions About Chinese History completed Descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, let us turn to history, brush off the dust of the years, and look for the historical footprints of our founding ancestors who opened up the path for the survival and development of the Chinese nation! This book is arranged in time order, starting from the ancient prehistoric civilization and continuing to the end of 2010 AD. It has the longest time span among all similar books. This is also the first feature of this book. Secondly, compared with simila Reads9.6ScoreShelves
  48. 50 Famous Tricks and Scams in History completed Eric Bern, a famous American psychoanalyst, believes: "Most of people's interactions are deception and forgery, sometimes for noble and well-intentioned reasons, sometimes for vulgar and malicious reasons." This book selects 50 of the most famous tricks and scams in human history, trying to explain history in an alternative way of interpretation: in a real and interesting historical atmosphere, it will give readers an emotional stimulation and a kind of ideological shock. Reputation, money, life Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  49. Official System of Past Dynasties (Part 1) completed The Chinese nation is the oldest nation in the world, and the Chinese civilization is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. China has a written history of nearly 5,000 years, starting from 841 BC. It is rare in the long history that there are documented documents. Among the four major ancient civilizations in the world, only China's history has always been passed down in an orderly manner and has never been interrupted. Reads8.4ScoreShelves
  50. Archeology of China: 11 Volumes in Total completed The "Archaeology of China" series is a collection of documentary works about 11 major archaeological discoveries in China written over a period of thirty years by writer Yue Nan and others. Through on-the-spot interviews with the parties involved, archaeological reports, and a large amount of historical materials, the author vividly reproduces the initiation, excavation and research process of 11 projects, including the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Reads9.4ScoreShelves