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A historical travel work that investigates on the spot and accurately restores the classic routes of the Silk Road during the Han and Tang Dynasties. Seeking truth by walking again and seeking truth by action, Fudan professors will take you through this ancient Asia-Europe road that everyone knows but has never really understood. Hou Yangfang, a professor at Fudan University, based on the interpretation and research of historical materials such as "Historical Records", "Hanshu", and "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", based on the experience of re-walking the Silk Road over 10 years, more than 20 times, and a cumulative journey of 30,000 kilometers, collected geographical locations, route trajectories and image data, and accurately restored many Silk Road routes in history, including Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions and Xuanzang's expedition It pinpoints many important landmarks on the Silk Road, including the two Yumen Passes of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jianmo Valley in the Tang Dynasty, Qingshan Ridge, Princess Fort, and the "Iron Gate" of Central Asia where Xuanzang once passed, etc., Allowing readers to appreciate the charm of the real Silk Road through accurate restored maps, informative texts, and photos from the scene.

The Western Han Dynasty and the Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties were two periods that had a profound impact on modern China. The author uses this period of historical development, growth, and decline as the main line to panoramically depict the majesty of emperors, prowess, talents, abundant production, expansion of territory, and potential crises that are unique to the period of social rise. The book not only analyzes human nature and historical events, but also focuses on explaining history from the perspectives of population, economy, and environment, and exploring the deep-seated operating mechanisms of history.

"Prosperity: Western Han Dynasty" The Western Han Dynasty was a unified and powerful empire in our country. Through a series of political and economic reforms, the country became strong and the people were happy, presenting a scene of peace and prosperity. The whole book provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the rise and fall of the Western Han Dynasty.

"The Golden Age: Kangxi and Qianlong" During the reign of Kangxi, he first put down the rebellion of the Three Feudatories and established the Qing Dynasty's rule over China. Later, Tsarist Russia sent troops to force a peace with war, and signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, establishing the sovereignty of the Heilongjiang River Basin. At the same time, he sent troops many times to defeat Junggar. Then further troops were sent to Qinghai and Tibet to control the Dalai Lama and bring Qinghai and Tibet into their territory. "Although it is said to be a success, it is actually a creation", which truly created the unified Huayi empire of the Qing Dynasty.