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A Sichuan cricket, far away from its hometown, has been singing songs for nearly 30 years "in the hearts of those who are nostalgic"; decades of hard work builds a charming microscopic world, and the century-old history of Sichuan tells the story of "another China"; it includes new unpublished interviews and dozens of precious illustrations, making it the first collection of mahjong research published; it has been revised five times by the author, and it took three years to complete the book, which is carefully selected and compiled. "Chengdu Under the Microscope" is the quintessence of 30 years of work by Professor Wang Di, a famous historian and representative figure in Chinese micro-history research. The book takes four special historical\u002F cultural phenomena in Sichuan: streets, teahouses, paoge, and mahjong as specific cases, focusing on hawkers, tea patrons, waiters, urn makers, Through various materials such as archives, oral histories, local chronicles, novels, surveys, news reports, pictures, etc., Ordinary citizens and other small figures are used to restore the memories of daily life in Sichuan, especially in Chengdu, and to draw a vivid picture of public life in the hinterland of China in detail. Through this kind of affectionate narrative history, people can truly penetrate into the "other China" that is different from coastal, central and other cities, and discover the vibrant life world of ordinary people and their tenacious cultural continuity.

When the young man goes down the mountain, there is a world of flowers at the foot of the mountain. So how can you become the most charming one? [The flowering system of culture and sports is loading...] This is the key point, it will be tested in the exam! A magically modified variety show, with movies and dramas added. Marvel fans were confused in the cinema: "Isn't this the warlock in "Harry Potter"?" Drafted by the Heat, retired in his rookie season after winning the championship. After losing in the finals the following year, LeBron and Cheeks discussed: "Did we let someone act for us?" A sailing ship on the sea, a young man sitting on the bow...

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This book is a summary of historian Wang Di's theories and methods for researching Chinese urban history. From the book, we can see the ideological context of Wang Di's past classic research such as "Street Culture" and "Teahouse". This book departs from the author's past empirical and case study style and puts the specific issues of historical research into a more abstract level. Macro and micro, the methodology of using literature and images as historical research materials, the orientation of new cultural history, the relationship between popular culture and elite culture, the research path of new urban history, the basic concepts of urban culture, all aspects of daily life, etc. These issues are systematically discussed in the book. Therefore, this book is a masterpiece of urban cultural studies.

I accidentally traveled through time and lived a different life from now on. However, everything can rise! Become the king of another world!

Pao Ge was a secret social organization active in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River before 1949. Its influence was comparable to that of the Qinggang and Hongmen. At its peak, about 70% of adult men in Sichuan Province joined, and its influence reached every corner. It had a huge influence on the Sichuan Army and the Hunan Army, and was also an important force in the revolution of the late Qing Dynasty. Starting from a murder case in 1939 and a report that has been dusty for more than 70 years, this book combines rich graphic materials to examine the power operation of the Paoge organization and grassroots society in the Republic of China in detail. It examines the ups and downs of the personal fate of Paoge members and their families in the turbulent era, reveals the "daily" face of the mysterious Paoge world, and presents a full, three-dimensional and vivid social picture of western Sichuan during the Republic of China.

"The Whisper of History" mainly collects English book reviews published by historian Wang Di in the West, most of which are translated into Chinese for the first time. The biggest difficulty in studying people is finding their voices, because most of them have disappeared or been forgotten throughout history. When historians write history for the people, they must find their true voices. They are not recorded in official history, but they still leave a weak voice in history. It is up to historians to find the traces of the people in history from various documents and even literature using various methods. Historical writing in the past concentrated on emperors, generals, politicians, intellectual elites, etc., And only saw them galloping on the historical stage, while the broad masses of the people who promoted historical development have basically disappeared. It becomes very important to find the whisper of history. This book consists of five parts.

This book is the latest historical and cultural essay by historian Wang Di. 50 Articles, totaling 180,000 words. This book centers on tea shops in modern Chengdu and writes about the daily life, popular culture and economy of tea shops. The author starts from a bowl of tea and writes about the various people in the teahouse and their ups and downs, social interactions and conflicts in the small social space of the teahouse, fully expressing the common social understanding that "teahouse is a small Chengdu, Chengdu is a big teahouse". Full, dense and rich details and vivid, smooth and controlled narration, coupled with objective, rational and multi-dimensional analysis, make this cultural essay vivid, unique and long-lasting to read.

Is it important for ordinary people like us today to understand Chinese society in the past? Of course it's important. Our culture, traditions, customs, aesthetics and many other aspects today are still deeply influenced by social behaviors and cultural traditions formed over a long period of time in the past. By understanding the past, we can live more comfortably in the present. Usually, what we know about history is mostly about princes and generals, intellectual elites, and heroes, but less about the lives of ordinary people. This book focuses on micro history and uses a combination of micro and macro methods to gradually extend from the stories of ordinary people and families to all aspects of Chinese society, thereby showing the changes in population, food, clothing, housing and transportation, the formation of rural and urban areas, secret societies, customs and habits, literati and education, religious beliefs, law and society, clans and families, etc., Allowing everyone to see a more detailed picture of China. Watching history is like watching a movie. We will see panoramic and medium shots, but a more realistic scene may come from close shots and details. Only by putting history under a microscope and listening to the voices of ordinary people can we see a more vivid and flesh-and-blood history and feel the fireworks and warmth of Chinese society.

"The Lost Ancient City" provides rich details of people's daily life and tells the story of the city of Chengdu from traditional life to modern times. It carefully depicts for us activities such as listening to operas, teahouses, visiting temple fairs, festivals, street politics, reform and revolution, as well as beggars, coolies, hawkers, craftsmen, water bearers, fortune tellers, barbers and other people with various identities struggling for life in this city. From the perspective of micro history, this book uses popular and vivid language to let us see the changes in Chengdu's history, culture and daily life, and leave us with profound thoughts.

In 1911, the Revolution of 1911 occurred in China; in 1914, the First World War broke out, and China entered the war three years later; in 1919, China sent a delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, and then the May Fourth Movement broke out. From the Revolution of 1911 to the outbreak of the May Fourth Movement, what was the situation in China like? Western media such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Christian Science Monitor carried many reports. Many Westerners who came to China, including Nobel Prize-winning writer Pearl Buck, also told stories about China. At the Paris Peace Conference, in order to regain Shandong's rights and interests, how did China's Ambassador to the United States Gu Weijun, China's Foreign Minister Lu Zhengxiang and others mediate? Wilson wanted to help China recover its rights and interests in Shandong, so why did he compromise with Japan and what were the consequences? Is the origin of the May 4th Movement related to Wilson's advocacy of equality and national self-determination? Chinese intellectual elites such as Hu Shi, Cai Yuanpei, and Chen Duxiu led the May Fourth New Culture Movement. The United States compromised with Japan, and they were disappointed with the United States. But the Western news media saw the drastic changes taking place in China, which was called "China's awakening." Historian Wang Di's new book "Chronicles of China: 1912-1919" shows this magnificent and colorful non-fiction history.

Tianlai Continent, where there is disharmony between humans and various races. The son of Miracle, Knaz, became an important member of the human empire's army because of his powerful power. He is cold and passionate, possesses extraordinary strength and huge power. He uses his last strength in the struggle between humans and aliens and decides to save humanity. Facing the battle with alien races, human beings have internal conflicts. Between internal and external troubles, Knaz fell into conflicts, and was attacked by some forces in the empire and enemies at home and abroad, and faced many difficulties. In order to solve all this and protect his wife and children, he understood a truth. That's power! Only strength can solve all this!

In the vast deep space, a huge ship sails silently. A green young man with only three years left to live. The source is the spark of hope. The road is full of twists and turns. Fight for crossing! Fight for crossing! The flower of the other shore, the road to eternal life...

The magical world has always been peaceful and stable. With the fall of a new generation of emperors, national leadership power has once again become the target of competition for all forces. The young girl, Mo Yushan, has gained inherited power and has unique judgment-based magic power. With the goal of maintaining peace and justice in the magical world, he fights against activities that disrupt order. The indifferent young man, Ye Miqi, the heir to the Ye family, is known as the "Blood Branch" and is known for his powerful strength and indifferent personality. A battle for the throne affects the entire magical world. An encounter created two people with different destinies. On the same road, the two met, knew each other, and fell in love. But in the end they were separated by the power struggle. For the sake of the country's stability, the two began to take different paths.

In a distant continent, there lives a group of humans who look like people from Earth. This magical continent is called Zixu Continent. In this magical continent, there is a kind of cultivation method that is widely circulated. There is only this kind of cultivation method in the entire continent. This kind of cultivation method mainly relies on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve one's abilities. The highest state of this widely circulated technique is to absorb the power of the heaven and earth and stars, to be omnipotent in shaking the universe, and to travel through time and space at will. There is no limit to the world anymore, but such a realm has never appeared since the creation of Zixu Continent. It has only been passed down from generation to generation in ancient books handed down from ancient times.