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The unparalleled palace atmosphere of the Forbidden City is still shining brightly after six hundred years of wind and frost. The interaction and interpretation of the Forbidden City's architecture, collections, characters and other elements have become the 600-year history of the Forbidden City. This book has a total of 100 lectures, divided into 6 chapters, and more than 200 selected pictures. It uses time as a clue to detail the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 600 years. It tells the history of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City in the Republic of China and the Forbidden City in New China. From the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420) to 2020, it reproduces the changes of the Forbidden City in the entire 600 years.

This book is an academic self-selected collection by the famous Qing history expert Mr. Yan Chongnian. It has selected 29 representative works and compiled them into a book. It is divided into six groups: the first group includes two articles, including "Forest Culture's Millennium Changes", which is a comprehensive review; the second group, which includes eight articles including "On Nurhachi", is a character category; the third group, which includes six articles including "On the Situation of Ningyuan Struggle", is a war history category; the fourth group is "On Nurhachi" and other six articles, which is a war history category; Five articles including "Manchu Studies" are in the category of Manchu studies; the fifth group of five articles including "Zhang Jiwu and Kangxi Shuntian Prefecture Chronicles" are in the textual research category; the sixth group of three articles including "Report on the Move of the Capital to Beijing by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty" are in the history of Beijing.

This book starts with the historical evaluation of Emperor Kangxi, and proposes that Emperor Kangxi is an emperor in the history of Chinese dynasties for a thousand years in terms of his historical achievements and personal character. It also introduces Emperor Kangxi's historical contributions from political, economic, cultural, social and other aspects. In addition, this book also focuses on the influence of Emperor Kangxi's diligent study and emphasis on the education of his descendants, and introduces Kangxi's way of reading from the perspectives of four stages, four realms, and four points of experience. Finally, the author also summarizes several reasons for the emergence of the Kangxi era.

"Forest Empire (Enhanced Edition)" is a rigorously structured, logical, and innovative academic monograph. This book has nearly one-third more content than the original version. From the diversified integration of Chinese civilization, consisting of five cultural forms such as "Central Plains Farming Culture", "Northwestern Grassland Culture", "Northeast Forest Culture", "Northwestern Plateau Culture" and "Coastal and Island Marine Culture", to a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the three thousand years of historical development of Manchuria, it has successfully answered the historical question of "Why did the Qing Dynasty, with a population of hundreds of thousands and an army of more than 100,000, defeat the Ming Dynasty with a population of 10 million and an army of more than one million, and consolidate its rule for 268 years?" The manuscript contains rich historical materials, exquisite color illustrations, and redraws 7 ancient Chinese maps.

This book uses simple and vivid language to comprehensively and briefly introduce the history of Beijing. The author first starts with the "Beijing people" in the Paleolithic Age, pointing out the long history of Beijing, and then introduces in historical order the history of Jicheng, the capital of Yan, an important northern town from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Nanjing, the companion capital of the Liao Dynasty, Zhongdu of the Jin Dynasty, the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, the city of Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Peking in the Republic of China, and even the history of Beijing after the founding of New China. This book not only introduces the historical development context, but also introduces Beijing's important historical monuments, beautiful gardens, famous historical figures and splendid cultural heritage.

The unparalleled palace atmosphere of the Forbidden City is still shining brightly after 600 years of wind and frost. The interaction and interpretation of the Forbidden City's architecture, collections, characters and other elements have become the 600-year history of the Forbidden City. This book has a total of 100 lectures and is divided into six chapters. It uses time as the meridian and the Forbidden City as the scene. It tells the 600-year history of the Forbidden City in detail from the beginning. It tells the history of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City in the Republic of China and the Forbidden City in New China. The collector's edition of the original work, which has sold 400,000 copies, has been adjusted to a large format volume this time to further comprehensively improve the text in the book, maintain the classic version, classic design, meticulous craftsmanship, and a new appearance! Along with the book are colorful illustrations of "Twelve Beauties" and "Zhu Zhanji's Pleasure Pictures", as well as the archives of the Ming and Qing emperors, making it easy for readers to browse and carry.

This book introduces and evaluates Yuan Chonghuan, a historical figure in the late Ming Dynasty of China. Combining Yuan Chonghuan's way of doing things for others, the author summarizes Yuan Chonghuan's spirit into four dimensions: benevolence, wisdom, courage and integrity. Among them, benevolence refers to his benevolence and closeness to the people, pointing out his patriotism and love for the people; wisdom refers to his pursuit of wisdom and innovation, pointing out his characteristics of seeking wisdom and innovation; courage refers to his bravery and struggle, pointing out his character characteristics of being diligent, brave and fearless in the face of danger; integrity refers to his integrity and honesty, pointing out his non-corruption and upright spirit in serving as an official.

This article discusses Yu Qian's life course, and there are four realms: being struck out of the mountains with thousands of hammers, being burned by fire as if it were nothing, not afraid of being shattered into pieces, and wanting to leave his innocence in the world. Before he stepped onto the stage of history, Yu Qian was tempered by thousands of blows and entered his official career; when he stepped onto the stage of history, he was tempered by the burning fire and became iron-clad; before he stepped onto the top of the stage of history, he endured the torture of being broken into pieces and became a hero; after exiting the stage of history, he finally left his innocence in the world and will be remembered in history forever. The four realms of Yu Qian's life are the spiritual wealth he left to future generations and have universal social significance.

This book mainly revolves around the mysteries and secrets of the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty. For example, the origin of the surname Aixinjueluo of the ruler of the Qing Dynasty, the battle for the throne of Emperor Taizong Huang Taiji of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi's establishment of a prince, the assassination of the Forbidden City during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing, the cause of death of Emperor Guangxu, the education of the princes of the Qing Dynasty, etc. From a time point of view, these mysterious cases run through the entire Qing Dynasty; from a geographical point of view, they involve Xingjing Hetuala, Shengjing, Shenyang and Beijing. In terms of content scope, it involves national affairs and the emperor's family affairs. The secrets of these mysterious cases are either to avoid being kept secret by the venerable, or due to unclear historical records, there are many explanations, and it is difficult for outsiders to know the details. In addition, there are different opinions in unofficial historical novels, so it is even more confusing. Based on the perspective of official history, the author uses first-hand historical materials and the latest archaeological research and scientific research results to conduct detailed analysis and detailed research to explore the clues of history and discover the truth behind it. This book is equipped with more than 200 high-definition and exquisite pictures, with solid and rich content.

The masterpiece "History of the Founding of the Qing Dynasty (Revised Edition)", a masterpiece of Qing historian Mr. Yan Chongnian's 60 years of hard work, is divided into two volumes, 33 chapters, and more than 1.3 Million words. It is rich in historical materials and has a rigorous structure. This book has a broad vision, placing the historical events of the Ming and Qing dynasties into the great changes in Northeast Asia from the 16th to 17th centuries, showing the intersection and growth and decline of various forces, and exploring the interaction and excitement of cultural sectors such as farming, forests, grasslands, plateaus, and oceans. This book focuses on the Liaodong conflict and connects the historical context with major battles such as Sarhu, Shenliao, Ningyuan, Beijing, Songjin, and Shanhaiguan. It completely tells the history of China from Nurhachi's rise of troops in the 11th year of Wanli (1583) to the end of the Yongli regime of the Southern Ming Dynasty in the 18th year of Shunzhi (1661). The rise and fall have changed, and the lessons of Yin are not far away.

This book collects the essence of Mr. Yan Chongnian's lifelong research results, perspectives and academic experience. This book collects the essence of many speeches that Mr. Yan Chongnian gave at invitations to institutions, universities, libraries, museums, cultural groups and other institutions at home and abroad for nearly 40 years starting from 1984. The book consists of five parts. It is divided into "Learning from History", "Cultural Heritage", "Historical Figures", "Reading and Self-cultivation" and "Patriotic Spirit", with a total of 47 articles. There are "historical revelations from the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Qing Dynasty/answers to Hetuala's question/interpretation of cultural forms of species/regional changes in the cultural and political center of three thousand years/historical shortcomings of maritime culture/cultural conflicts and integration", etc., As well as how Yan Chongnian "read, cultivate oneself, cultivate one's mind, practice, be virtuous, and create something new".

"Chronicle of Major Events in the History of the Qing Dynasty" is a historical material and reference book that is narrated by year and divided into sections, covering the six dynasties of Shun, Kang, Yong, Qian, Jia, and Dao, including important events, characters, canons, disasters, documents, etc. In the two hundred years of Qing history. The book contains detailed historical materials and clear entries. The content is derived from "Records of the Qing Dynasty", as well as "Manuscripts of the History of the Qing Dynasty", "Donghua Records" and other materials.

A Forbidden City, half of Chinese history. The past events of 24 emperors, more than 100 palaces, more than 30 national treasures, and more than 500 figures of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are reproduced one by one! From the time when Zhu Di announced the completion of the Forbidden City in the Fengtian Hall in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1420), as of this year, the Forbidden City is 600 years old! After 8 additions, deletions, and 10 revisions, Yan Chongnian went to the Forbidden City more than 1,000 times to complete this book! In order to pursue the accuracy of the details in the book, Yan Lao personally verified the historical facts with Puyi's family and measured the distance between palaces with his footsteps. Baijia Forum had poor ratings for three consecutive years. It was not until Yan Chongnian gave a lecture on "The Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty" that he became an overnight sensation! Yi Zhongtian: Yan Chongnian is the "first gun" launched by "Hundred Schools Forum", and I am the "pawn across the river". Open this book to take you to appreciate the Forbidden City and understand its 600-year history.

The unparalleled palace atmosphere of the Forbidden City is still shining brightly after 600 years of wind and frost. The interaction and interpretation of the Forbidden City's architecture, collections, characters and other elements have become the 600-year history of the Forbidden City. Using time as a clue, this book recounts the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties over 600 years from the beginning, and tells the history of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City in the Republic of China, and the Forbidden City in New China.

"The Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty" is revised based on the large-scale lecture series "The Mysterious Case of the Twelve Emperors of the Qing Dynasty" given by Qing history expert Yan Chongnian on CCTV 10. It tells the story of the twelve generations of emperors from Nurhachi to Xuantong in 296 years. From it, we can understand the trajectory of the Ming and Qing dynasties and the reasons for the decline of the Qing Dynasty. It is a good introductory book for understanding Qing history.

This book comprehensively records Yuan Chonghuan's life deeds, poetry writings, later influences, and precious spiritual heritage. The book focuses on Yuan Chonghuan's last ten years on the historical stage. He resisted the Eight Banners in Liaodong, won the great victories of Ningyuan and Ningjin, and later won the great victory of defending the capital, becoming a fire-fighter in the Ming Dynasty. With affectionate writing, the author writes about the historical tragedy of Yuan Chonghuan knowing the difficulties and dangers yet daring to do things under a situation where the government was dark and the building was about to collapse, but he was jealous of his merits and did not shy away from it, and was eventually killed unjustly.