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The Chinese people have been focusing on the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War for a long time, but they are constantly discussing it. This book deeply excavates Chinese and Japanese literature, combines recent underwater archaeological results, and uses rich photos, illustrations and rigorous historical narratives to provide a new interpretation of this unprecedented naval battle that affected the national destiny of China and Japan. The book not only displays the ever-changing battlefield situation in detail and vividly reproduces the thrilling naval battle scenes, but also narrates the causes, consequences, and ins and outs of the naval battle, and conducts an in-depth analysis of the technical and institutional issues reflected before and after the naval battle. This book covers hot issues such as whether the "Kunming for Bohai Sea" theory is true, whether the Beiyang Navy made tactical choices and command errors, who was the target of the "Zhiyuan" ship and why it unfortunately sank, and where the "Jingyuan" ship sank, and provides unique and persuasive insights.

The Double Dragon Star is the first national medal of modern significance in Chinese history. Its emergence and development are not only important events in the modern history of China and the history of medal culture, but also a microcosm of the history of China's modernization reform in the late Qing Dynasty. "The First Glow of the Dragon Star: The Illustrated History of the Treasure Star Medal of the Qing Dynasty" is a monograph on Chinese medals that Chen Yue has been preparing for many years. This book begins with the introduction of Western-style medals in China in the late Qing Dynasty. It combines a large number of documents, systems, illustrations, lists of recipients and other relevant historical materials as well as physical photos and drawings. The case painting presents the entire process of late Qing medals represented by the Double Dragon Star from their birth, changes, perfection and disappearance with the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It also introduces the design and system of late Qing medals in detail, filling the gap in the research on modern Chinese medals. The book is rich in text and rigorous in research. It completely collects the relevant historical materials of various medals in the Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong periods. It is also equipped with 388 high-definition color pictures and rare old photos, and 78 paintings of medals in the late Qing Dynasty.

The Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 one hundred and thirty years ago was an important turning point in the destiny of modern China. The Sino-Japanese naval battle almost ran through the entire process of the war. It was a prominent symbol of the outbreak, turning point and final outcome of the war. It affected the direction of the entire war situation and had a vital impact on the outcome of both sides. Why did the Qing court fail? Who is responsible? What's the lesson? These issues have triggered reflection by the Chinese people for hundreds of years. To this day, the "revenge of Sino-Japanese War" is still a lingering story among the Chinese people. This book takes the military operations of the Beiyang Navy as the main line, and presents a panoramic view of the entire process of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 from five parts: the Battle of Fengdao, the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Battle of Lushun, the fall of Weihaiwei, and the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet. The book uses rare historical materials at home and abroad, underwater archaeological results and historical pictures, combined with rigorous historical narratives, to restore the details of war scenes and vividly reproduce the ever-changing war situation, thrilling naval battle scenes and epic heroic stories. This book also provides a wonderful analysis of the naval strategic and tactical issues of China and Japan, and clearly presents the institutional shortcomings and factional struggles of the late Qing government, as well as the inner activities and choices of the generals who participated in the war. It profoundly reveals the truth about the Beiyang Navy's tragic defeat and the fearless courage to fight hard.

In the summer at the seaside, Zhang Haiqing embarked on a lonely journey. She longs for love and independence, longs for gregariousness but rejects the world. She was lost in this world. She didn't know why she couldn't see white clouds as whales, and why people had to politely say hello and thank each other. When she decided to walk through the streets to collect 1,000 empty bottles, the people around her were even shocked...

This book studies and analyzes various anthologies written by missionaries and compiled and published by the Baling Society from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. These documents were popular reading materials for German readers to perceive and look at China at that time. Among them, there were nearly 60 volumes of "China Stories", covering Chinese religion and folk beliefs, myths and legends, cultural etiquette, missionary work in China, biographies of Chinese believers and other topics. These works carry Chinese social and cultural information and have greatly influenced and guided German readers' overall understanding of China. Based on the combing of the history of the Baling Society's mission in China and the clarification of the development of the text genre of missionary manuals, this book discusses Chinese beliefs, rituals, and Chinese people's images from the three dimensions of Chinese beliefs, rituals, and images of Chinese people that are mostly mentioned in the missionary documents of the Baling Society. It also explores the typical narrative characteristics and writing purposes of missionaries from the perspective of Orientalism theory.

She met her husband Wang Ningxian in the mountains, fell in love at first sight, concealed her identity and married into the Wang family. Later, with his own strength, he managed to keep his sister-in-law and all the brothers in the Wang family in good condition, and they did not dare to make any mistakes. Because of her tough character, she is popular among the younger generation in the village, but she is considered a shrew by some older people! Fortunately, she did not know the wrong person. After marrying into the Wang family, she experienced a series of turmoils, but she was loved by her husband!

Who is the most famous woman in the Jokhang Kingdom? Is it Empress Sima who became the first female champion at the age of three and became the first female champion at the age of fifteen? Wrong! Is she Xue Ji who lives in 981 families in 13 provinces? Even more wrong! Let us uncover this great mystery together! ! ! --The plot is fictitious, please do not imitate it.