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Wake Up, You

Wake Up, You

Young Adult

Stone Boat On The Other Side

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When China was in power under Qianlong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, a politician named Macartney came to China. Qianlong invited him. Macartney made some requests to Qianlong for China to open trade. Qianlong did not answer his request, but in order to show friendship, he sent a high-ranking official with a left surname from the DPRK to entertain him as a state guest. Afterwards, a senior official named Zuo took Macartney to travel to many places in China, including the most important military fortresses in China. While traveling, Macartney secretly mastered almost all of China's most important military intelligence. We Chinese value friendship. After half a year, a senior official named Zuo regarded Macartney as his best friend in life, and even shed tears when they parted. However, who knew that not long after, the Western British and French forces used Macartney's military intelligence to bloodbath the Qing Dynasty, known in history as the Opium War. 160 Years later, Beijing girl Zuo Zhiqin, a descendant of a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty named Zuo, and Frenchman Bruno, a descendant of Western politician Macartney, fell in love without knowing each other's background...