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This book selects some relatively secret but profound fragments in Chinese history, analyzes them in the form of detectives, and describes them in the language of stories, opening the curtain of history and understanding the dynamics behind the historical facts: the rise and fall of dynasties, the ups and downs of power, the meaning of culture, the banquet of wealthy families and the struggle between common people... It is useful and interesting.

This book is based on the author's biography of Zhu Yuanzhang and carries out literary creation around Zhu Yuanzhang. Meng Yuan lost his deer, the whole world chased him away, and the scene of the rise of heroes slowly unfolded... How did a wandering beggar monk, who was originally in poverty and struggling to survive, quickly stand out in three or four years with his extraordinary efforts and various opportunities, and became the overlord of Jinling! How did a small official with great martial arts skills and great ambitions fight his way through troubled times, and then put down his dignity and use tricks to accomplish a heroic career! In a critical situation surrounded by powerful enemies, let's see how Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang strategized and worked step by step to become the two powerful enemies of the Yuan Dynasty! How did the two meet on a narrow road, and the dragon and the tiger fought, and finally staged the largest water battle in history in Poyang Lake, a shocking fight to the death, the situation changed, and we will see who will dominate the country!

"Zhang Juzheng No More in the World" is a multi-volume popular history work. The book starts from Zhang Juzheng's birth to the time when Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself in Meishan. It focuses on describing the major historical events with great characteristics in the late Ming Dynasty and explores the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty. This volume describes how Wei Zhongxian persecuted dissidents, hijacked the emperor and empress, controlled the government, stole the title of "Nine Thousand Years Old", and reached the peak of his power. After Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, he cleverly exploited the internal contradictions of the Eunuch Party to demote Wei Zhongxian in one fell swoop, eradicate the power of the Eunuch Party, and clean up the government, which reflected his extraordinary political strategy.

This book is based on the study of official history, and tries to restore the original appearance of history by telling historical figures and stories from various periods in the Southern and Northern Dynasties for reference. The book describes the palace politics of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the feelings of literati, the true nature of human nature, the strategies of military commanders, and the brilliant cultural achievements that have a profound impact on later generations from five parts: "The wild royal family", "The proud literati", "The fierce general", "The willful name" and "The romantic culture". By sorting out this complicated history, we can get a glimpse of people's pursuit of career, pursuit of dreams, and pursuit of culture in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The beginning and the end, the true and the false, the good and the bad, all stand out in every detail.

The history of watches is not only a history of technology and business, but also a history of culture, life, and even more, a history of war. Since modern times, watchmaking has been the darling of war. Tables prospered because of war and served war. From the transformation of a country, the rise and destruction of an industry, to the birth of a brand and the popularity of a category, they are often closely related to war: Why did Switzerland become the "country of watches"? How was Patek Philippe, known as the "King of Watches", founded? Any history is also a history about people. The watchmaker who fled to Geneva, Switzerland, during the Holocaust eventually built this watch city; the "King's Watchmaker" who was almost killed by the guillotine during the vigorous French Revolution was always thinking about how to fight gravity; a Polish soldier who was exiled in a foreign land and sold watches just for a meal finally founded the "King of Watches"; outside of the real war, the game within the watchmaking industry has never stopped. Watchmakers from different brands and countries each show their talents. When people no longer want to rely on tall clock towers, they have smaller pendulum clocks; when sailors don't want to get lost in the sea, they have navigation bells; when pilots can't spare their hands to take out their pocket watches, they find ways to put the watches on their hands; when divers almost die from oxygen depletion, then they make a diving watch that can time... Business competition may even evolve into a "war without gunpowder." The innovation of production methods, the game between technology and tradition, and the manipulation of major brands and watchmaking groups in the shopping mall have jointly created a "war of time".

Since Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao rebelled and used force to seize the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he was very wary of the situation in the Five Dynasties period when princes were entrenched and attacking each other. He was even more afraid of being conquered due to doubts about the legitimacy of the "yellow robe", so he "released his military power with a glass of wine" to consolidate the foundation of imperial power. At the same time, the external threat of confrontation between neighboring regimes existed for a long time. The Song Dynasty also tried to take into account domestic and foreign affairs to expand its territory. It failed in important battles with the Liao, Xixia, Jin, and Mongolian-Yuan wars, and failed to realize its long-cherished wish for unification. The pattern of internal and external troubles formed the basic national policy of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty to "defend the internal situation and weaken the external situation" and "strengthen the trunk and weak branches". He focused on preventing internal chaos and passively defended himself externally. Compared with military officers, the monarchs of the Song Dynasty believed that civil servants would not pose a substantial threat to the imperial power. The tendency of "advocating literature and suppressing military affairs" cultivated through imperial examinations gradually emerged. The political status of civil and military officials became increasingly disparate, which gradually formed the governance philosophy of "cultivating civil servants and cultivating civil servants." The Zhao and Song dynasties were born out of sorrow, poor and weak, and the overall country was weak. However, the wealth was hidden among the people, and commerce and trade reached its peak. During the two and three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, it created brilliant economic and cultural achievements, ranking at the forefront of the world at that time. It is worthy of being a splendid era of prosperous civilization in Chinese history. However, due to the "swords and guns stored in the treasury, the horses released in the Nanshan Mountains", they blindly followed the "ancestral law" and implemented the policy of "valuing civility over military force", failing to "migrate with the times" and failing to update the national governance model, which resulted in passive diplomacy and weak military, which eventually led to the end of the dynasty.

As an essential architectural element in modern cities, skyscrapers have greatly changed the face of cities. The first skyscraper in the world to use glass as the main body of its exterior wall was Chicago's Reliance Tower, completed in 1895. Its pioneering architectural structure was a core element of high-rise buildings in the 20th century and has become a tenet of many modern buildings. How did it appear? What technological and conceptual innovations has its construction process undergone? In this book, Cruickshank takes us back to Chicago of that era, telling how the Reliance Building laid the foundation for 20th-century urban architecture and the mainstream of architectural engineering, as well as outstanding figures of the time, such as Louis Sullivan and John Wilburn Root. And the story of Daniel H. Burnham, and looks forward to other buildings that inherit the lineage of the Reliance Building, such as the Flatiron Building in New York in 1902, as well as those "self-respecting" skyscraper buildings in the 21st century, taking us into a series of stories that are either amazing or weird.

In 1853, King Louis Napoleon of France assigned Georges-Eugène Haussmann, governor of the Seine River, to launch a large and ambitious public project for municipal reconstruction. This renovation project - even though it was punctuated by war, revolution, corruption and bankruptcy - not only transformed Paris, but also set a model for urban planning in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and created the enduring urban layout of modern Paris. Boulevards, parks, squares, train stations, department stores, and a new public health system complete its life. What are the little-known stories behind this fifteen-year urban renewal project? What lessons can today's city builders learn from this to make cities more livable and more humane? The author of this book, Rupert Christian, will take us back to Paris more than 150 years ago to see how it transformed from a dilapidated medieval city filled with sewage, slums, and disease to a world-famous "City of Lights."

"Guernica" is one of Picasso's most famous works. This painting was born in a specific era and had its own special mission - to cheer for the Spanish Republic overseas. It uses unique Bi-style elements to abstractly show the pain that war brings to life, but does not more specifically show the specific event and place for which it was born - the Basque town Guernica that was bombed by Nazi Germany after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Because of this, "Guernica" was not forgotten by history with the failure of the Spanish Republic. Instead, it was constantly reawakened by new historical events and gradually ascended to the altar, becoming an eternal anti-war symbol. In this book, James Attlee provides us with an in-depth analysis of the origins of this masterpiece, the social and cultural significance behind it, and how it has influenced countless modern artists and has been endowed with eternal value in the ever-changing social landscape.

As the oldest and grandest comprehensive museum in the world, the British Museum has gradually developed from a small warehouse with collections randomly stacked over hundreds of years into a world-renowned public museum with more than 8 million pieces of various collections spanning the entire development of human civilization. It has created many firsts and houses treasures from all over the world, but how did it appear? As a museum open to the public, how does it attract those "those who are eager to learn and seek knowledge"? The author of this book, James Hamilton, begins with the collector Sir Hans Sloane, and leads readers to review the social and cultural background of this troubled museum at the beginning, its subsequent gradual expansion, as well as those who played an important role in the history of the museum's development, and the museum itself's profound impact on Britain and the world.

The Royal Society is one of the oldest scientific institutions in the world and has made great contributions to the dissemination of natural science knowledge. Scientific giants such as Newton, Darwin, Leeuwenhoek, Boyle, and Hawking were all its members. Relying on the unremitting efforts of generations of outstanding members, and after more than 300 years of continuous growth and transformation, the Society has gradually developed from an "invisible academy" founded by enthusiasts to one of the most cutting-edge institutions in the world's science. In this book, Adrian Tenniswood takes us back to the difficulties and prejudices faced by the Royal Society at its birth, its unremitting efforts to gain social recognition, and the bumpy road it took to promote experimental science. As time goes by, while the rapid development of science and technology has brought about disruptive changes, many problems have arisen. How to carry out scientific research also needs to be rethought. Therefore, the motto of the society - "Do not follow what others say" - still has great practical significance, warning us not to blindly believe in what others say.

After people mastered the skill of making fire, they accidentally discovered that burning fire on high-quality clay would make the clay hard. This was the origin of ceramics. When fire and earth meet, ceramic art is born. Starting from the primitive pottery of the Neolithic Age, human kiln-firing technology has progressed through continuous failures, and has also continued to spread along with human footprints. In China, the production of ceramics has a history of three thousand years. It has experienced the development process from pottery to porcelain, and then to ceramics. During this period, unique types such as celadon, white porcelain, secret color porcelain, three-color porcelain, multi-color porcelain, and blue and white porcelain were born. In Iran, Türkiye, Afghanistan and other places in the Western Regions, ceramic crafts with exotic characteristics were also developed and became popular. Through land and sea trade routes, Chinese porcelain absorbed the characteristics of the Western Regions, and Westerners were impressed by the beauty of Chinese ceramics. Since then, ceramics have become a symbol of Chinese culture. For thousands of years, porcelain fragments scattered in ports and coasts around the world have connected them into the famous "Maritime Silk Road". Chinese ceramics with Jingdezhen as the center is a milestone that connects the world as a whole.

The dense Black Forest, the majestic Alps, the surging Rhine River, the tranquil Danube River... The beautiful natural scenery has always been a treasure that Germany is proud of. But the relationship between Germany and nature is by no means superficial: from the time of our ancestors, the Germans, Germans and their history have been inseparable from forests, mountains, and rivers. Germany's developed industry, prosperous music, simple diet, and even rigorous spirit all reflect its people's attitude and contemplation of nature. In this book, Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to look at Germany from a different perspective, revealing Germany's historical genes through its connection with nature, telling us why Made in Germany can be a guarantee of quality for a long time, why Germany is known as the hometown of music, and how German beer and ham are popular around the world...

As a world-famous art capital, when people mention Florence, they will inevitably think of the Renaissance. In just two to three hundred years, Florence brought countless brilliant painters, sculptors, and architects to Europe and even the world... But there are many metropolises in Europe with profound cultural heritage. Why did Florence become the birthplace of the Renaissance? In this book, Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to look at Florence from a different perspective. By sorting out the historical genes of the city, he will reveal to us how Florence has maintained its unique charm and temperament amidst changes and changes from ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, and from the Renaissance to modern times. If you want to make a pilgrimage to Florence one day, be sure to bring this book with you.

The British royal family is one of the most watched royal families in the world. Generations of unique kings have shaped Britain's unique cultural temperament. From the "Conqueror" William I, the "Lion-Hearted King" Richard I, to the "Pirate Queen" Elizabeth I, the "Farmer King" George III, to Queen Victoria who leads the "Empire on which the sun never sets", and the "extremely long standby" Elizabeth II, these "grandparents" have subtly and profoundly affected the words and deeds of the people in their own way. In this book, Professor Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to look at Britain from a different perspective. Through these legendary or ordinary kings and queens, he will analyze the political, social, cultural and other historical genes of Britain, and use delicate strokes to depict a more real Britain.

The British Museum is the oldest and grandest comprehensive museum in the world. Over the course of hundreds of years, the British Museum has grown from a small warehouse with randomly stacked collections into a world-renowned public museum with more than 8 million pieces of various collections spanning the entire development of human civilization. As a museum open to the public, how does it attract those "those who are eager to learn and seek knowledge"? The author of this book, James Hamilton, begins with the collector Sir Hans Sloane, and leads readers to review the social and cultural background of this troubled museum at the beginning, its subsequent gradual expansion, as well as those who played an important role in the history of the museum's development, and the museum itself's profound impact on Britain and the world. "Guernica" is one of Picasso's most famous works. This painting was born in a specific era and had its own special mission - to cheer for the Spanish Republic overseas. In this book, James Attlee provides us with an in-depth analysis of the origins of this masterpiece, the social and cultural significance behind it, and how it has influenced countless modern artists and has been endowed with eternal value in the ever-changing social landscape. "City of Light" In 1853, French King Louis Napoleon assigned Georges-Eugène Haussmann, governor of the Seine River, to start a large and ambitious public project for municipal reconstruction. This renovation project - even though it was punctuated by war, revolution, corruption and bankruptcy - not only transformed Paris, but also set a model for urban planning in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and created the enduring urban layout of modern Paris. What are the little-known stories behind this fifteen-year urban renewal project? What lessons can today's city builders learn from this to make cities more livable and more humane? The author of this book, Rupert Christian, will take us back to Paris more than 150 years ago to see how it transformed from a dilapidated medieval city filled with sewage, slums, and disease to a world-famous "City of Lights." "Skyscrapers" As an essential architectural element in modern cities, skyscrapers have greatly changed the face of the city. In this book, Cruickshank takes us back to Chicago of that era, telling how the Reliance Building laid the foundation for urban architecture and the mainstream of architectural engineering in the 20th century, as well as the stories of outstanding figures of the time, such as Louis Sullivan, John Wilborn Root, and Daniel H. Burnham, taking us into some amazing or weird stories. "Ceramics" After people mastered the skill of making fire, they accidentally discovered that burning fire on high-quality clay would make the clay hard. This is the origin of ceramics. In China, the production of ceramics has a history of three thousand years. It has experienced the development process from pottery to porcelain, and then to ceramics. During this period, unique types such as celadon, white porcelain, secret color porcelain, three-color porcelain, multi-color porcelain, and blue and white porcelain were born. Through land and sea trade routes, Chinese porcelain absorbed the characteristics of the Western Regions, and Westerners were impressed by the beauty of Chinese ceramics. Since then, ceramics have become a symbol of Chinese culture. Chinese ceramics with Jingdezhen as the center is a milestone that connects the world as a whole. "The Royal Society" The Royal Society is one of the oldest scientific institutions in the world and has made great contributions to the dissemination of natural science knowledge. Scientific giants such as Newton, Darwin, Leeuwenhoek, Boyle, and Hawking were all its members. In this book, Adrian Tenniswood takes us back to the difficulties and prejudices faced by the Royal Society at its birth, its unremitting efforts to gain social recognition, and the bumpy road it took to promote experimental science. As time goes by, while the rapid development of science and technology has brought about disruptive changes, many problems have arisen. How to carry out scientific research also needs to be rethought. Therefore, the motto of the society - "Do not follow what others say" - still has great practical significance, warning us not to blindly believe in what others say.

"The Gene of History: Germany" In this book, Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to look at Germany from a different perspective, revealing Germany's historical genes through its connection with nature, telling us why Made in Germany can be a guarantee of quality for a long time, why Germany is known as the hometown of music, and how German beer and ham are popular around the world... "The Gene of History: Florence" In this book, Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to look at Florence from a different perspective. By sorting out the historical genes of this city, he will reveal to us how Florence has maintained its unique charm and temperament amidst changes and changes from ancient Rome to the Middle Ages, and from the Renaissance to modern times. If you want to make a pilgrimage to Florence one day, be sure to bring this book with you. "The Gene of History: Britain" In this book, Professor Shunichi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo will lead us to see Britain from a different perspective. Through these legendary and ordinary kings and queens, he will analyze the political, social, cultural and other historical genes of Britain, and use delicate brushwork to depict a more real Britain.

"Cao Cao": More than sixty battles, more than ten narrow escapes from death, three betrayals, and two assassinations. To understand Cao Cao is to understand the Three Kingdoms and the way of history. "Cao Cao" is based on historical facts and takes Cao Cao's family life and career experience as the main line. It objectively presents a flesh-and-blood, three-dimensional and real Cao Cao. A book that allows readers to get to know the different Cao Cao under various labels and the different Three Kingdoms under the war-torn sky! "Qin Shi Huang": He was the founder of the idea of ​​great unification, the inventor of the title "Emperor", the founder of centralization, the builder of the Great Wall, and the creator of the "Eighth Wonder of the World"... Qin Shi Huang, this enigmatic man, how many controversies and myths did he leave behind? The Qin Empire, this glorious but short-lived dynasty, what role did it play in the long history? This book takes the mystery of Qin Shihuang as an entry point and gives a panoramic view of the politics, economy, military, agriculture, culture, society and other aspects of the great era. It can be said that one part about Qin Shihuang is half the history of Chinese civilization.

For three thousand years, the course of world history was changed by navigation. Explorers, traders, navies, and pirates of different races, different beliefs, and different cultural backgrounds embarked on unknown voyages, passing on wealth, wisdom, faith, and disease, and also brought wars and disasters. Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, allowing many Chinese merchants to immigrate to Southeast Asia and establish their own trade network; Columbus discovered the American continent, which not only led to the rise of Europe but also began colonial rule; Magellan proved the theory of a round earth and completed mankind's first circumnavigation Navigating the world; Captain Cook, as the first navigator to enter the Antarctic Circle, drew maps with an accuracy and scale that were unmatched by previous generations; the British Navy led by Nelson completely shattered Napoleon's rule plan and created the glory of the British Empire on which the sun never sets. To this day, various countries have not stopped exploring the ocean. Open this book and see how sailing changes the world.

Did you know that Li Bai was a famous son-in-law in ancient times? Why did the immortal poet, who did not envy wealth, marry into a wealthy family twice? Su Dongpo is not only a great writer in Chinese history, but also a veritable "foodie"! Dongpo pork, Dongpo elbow, Dongpo cuttlefish, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo soup, these delicacies loved by modern people are all related to his old man. Li Qingzhao, a talented woman through the ages, was also trapped by a "scumbag". She would rather spend two years in jail than sue her husband and run towards freedom without hesitation. From Sima Xiangru in the Han Dynasty to Tang Yin in the Ming Dynasty, "The Shocking Guest" selects twenty ancient literati to tell their lives and the historical stories of their dynasties in a humorous way. The whole book uses the stories of literati as clues to connect the rise and fall of Chinese history and explore the historical details hidden in the writings of literati.

The set includes: "A Good Song Dynasty", "Rome: A History of Seven Plunders", "The History of Taoist Comics Emperors (Part 1)", "Plantagenet Dynasty 1215", "The World History of Tokyo University Professor's Comics", "The History of Japan in the Comics of Tokyo University Professor", "I Say Historical Comics: So History is So Interesting", "The Great Brief History of China (2 volumes)", "Historical Records You Can Understand at a Glance", "The Great Qin Empire" and "A Brief History of the World".

Liu Bang's pattern and method of conquering the world. This book is a classic course for MBA business schools, not just management. Counterattack growth, power struggles, managing people, and conspiracy will be unfolded for you one by one in this book. Liu Bang can be called the emperor's teacher, because Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were also emperors, highly praised him. Liu Bang grew up in the marketplace, unable to write or fight. But under his leadership, he gradually killed all the famous figures, killed Xiang Yu, and brought peace to the world. Later, he borrowed the help of others to kill Han Xin and eliminate hidden dangers. It was he who founded the Han Empire for four hundred years! Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, two emperors who sought to conquer the world, both gave him high praise. Even Mao Zedong commented that "Liu Bang is a brilliant politician" and "a very powerful one among the feudal emperors."

This is a popular book on Dunhuang history and culture for general readers. This is a history of Dunhuang and half a history of China; this is a history of Dunhuang that starts from the grottoes, and it is also a history of China that starts from Dunhuang. The author follows the timeline of time and tells the important figures and stories related to Dunhuang in various periods, while incorporating the latest academic progress. Dunhuang, how the border areas were incorporated into the empire's territory; how Dunhuang, the cultural and trade center, was formed; how Dunhuang became a super cultural tourism IP; Dunhuang, how the fate of the little people turned out, and how the ambitions of the big people were displayed; Dunhuang, how the people's lives and beliefs continued, and how the empire's great achievements were managed miserably. Dunhuang, originally the edge of the empire, became the center of the world in a unique way. When we use Dunhuang on the edge as an anchor point to look back on the past, we can suddenly discover a completely different historical context. Dunhuang art attracts tourists from all over the world with its shocking sculptures and murals; Feitian, Thousand-Hand Guanyin, and Nine-Colored Deer have become the most distinctive business cards of Chinese culture. But when we put all of this in the course of history, how should we understand it? Dunhuang Studies, as the most important academic trend since the 20th century, has already rewritten the research process of many disciplines. However, the cognitive update of the academic frontier is still far away from the public. Now, finally, there is a book that tells us all this in a popular way.

Feng Youlan said: Chinese culture took shape by the Zhou Dynasty. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there emerged a cultural spectacle in which various schools of thought contended. Many fascinating stories and legends have been passed down to this day. This is a dazzling part of the history of Chinese thought. Those thinkers called "Zi" emerged in this period. It was this magnificent, majestic, and heroic era that laid the foundation for the cultural genes of the Chinese people and contributed an unparalleled spiritual core to Chinese civilization. The people and things that happened in Chinese society in the next two thousand years were just an extension of this foundation. This book is not an archaeological study, but an interesting reading of a series of stories from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It is divided into the Spring and Autumn Period, the Wuyue Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period. The book is attached with pull-out pages. It presents the stories of countless ancient sages, heroes and ordinary people in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty over the past five hundred years. The wonderful details, moments, and overlapping stereotyped cultural symbols are presented to everyone, using popular language and simplicity. The simple context and interesting illustrations help readers sort out the intricate humanistic hodgepodge of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, carefully understand the words and deeds of the sages, find the "Tao" and "Principles" that have remained unchanged for thousands of years, explore the origin of Chinese culture, learn the high-dimensional wisdom of "remaining constant in response to ever-changing changes", and understand the cultural background of the Chinese people faster and better, so as to enhance our cultural identity and cultural confidence.

This book is a refined vernacular version of the biographical history book "Historical Records". "Historical Records" is the foundation of Chinese civilization. Lu Xun commented that it is "the swan song of historians and the rhymeless Li Sao". "Historical Records" is huge in size. Objectively speaking, it is always difficult for young people to read "Historical Records" patiently. This book selects the most classic chapters of "Historical Records" and re-translates them in vernacular to help readers better understand their subtleties. It can be said to be a wonderful gift for contemporary history lovers. This book follows Mr. Liang Qichao's prompts to interpret, translate and appreciate the "Top Ten Famous Chapters" in "Historical Records". If you read these chapters thoroughly, you will have mastered the essence of this great work "Historical Records".

A comic history book that you won't be able to put down once you pick it up! Qin Shihuang, who unified the six kingdoms, had such a tragic experience; Liu Bang, who had no background, opened a new show about the Han Dynasty; do you know who is the luckiest emperor in history? Mounting his horse to fight and dismounting to write poems, this is the real Cao Cao in history; Liu Bei, who sold straw sandals, also had big dreams... This book introduces 12 famous emperors in history, including Qin Shihuang, Liu Heng, Cao Cao, Liu Bang, Liu Che, etc., Allowing readers to quickly understand Chinese history in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

"Zi Zhi Tong Jian" writes from the Warring States Period to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, vividly showing the living people and stories in the 1,362-year history of the 16 dynasties. It can be said to be the "big data" and "case collection" of China's political and cultural heritage. The problems and confusions we encounter today have been encountered and dealt with by our historical predecessors, and they have learned lessons from them. The author Hua Shan translates the entire "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" in "vernacular Chinese", and tries his best to retain the charm of the original text, making people pick it up like reading a novel and not be able to put it down. At the same time, it combines the views of famous experts in the past and my own management experience to explain the wisdom in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" that is truly useful to ordinary people in the 21st century. Open this book, watch the changes in the current situation in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and learn the necessary qualities of a system manager!

The content of this book comes from authoritative historical books such as "Historical Records", "Hanshu", and "Zizhi Tongjian". Taking the life trajectory of Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as the main line, and using the landmark events of this period as a breakthrough point, through the analysis of the economic, political and social factors behind the events, the historical picture around the first century BC is gradually unfolded, unveiling the mystery of the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, revealing the Chinese nation's self-confidence in standing upright for thousands of years, and expressing the Chinese nation's enterprising and unremitting struggle for self-improvement.

Leisure life in the Tang and Song Dynasties was a typical representative of ancient Chinese leisure in terms of form, content, and the leisure ideas it formed. Through in-depth research and excavation of more than 700 years of history in the Tang and Song Dynasties, this book introduces readers to people's leisure methods, leisure characteristics, and leisure culture in the Tang and Song Dynasties; it also attempts to give a brief explanation of the quiet changes in people's leisure methods and leisure thoughts from the perspective of "Tang and Song changes".

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.

This book can be said to be a modern and contemporary version of "Shishuoxinyu". In the form of short and concise stories, some anecdotes of celebrities with influence in history are narrated. It contains 33 articles on morality, human theory, opinions, and political affairs, etc., And collects a large amount of historical materials with a total of 180,000 words, showing readers a historical picture full of life. The selection of materials focuses on interesting anecdotes of celebrities from the Republic of China to the present day, which will help readers better understand that era. The content is vivid and interesting and has great reference value. Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang had a teacher-student relationship, and Zeng Guofan followed his family's motto. He required all his generals to have breakfast with him, but Li Hongzhang often found excuses to be lazy. One morning, the soldiers came to wake him up. Li Hongzhang complained that he had a headache and excused himself from breakfast. After a while, Zeng Guofan's bodyguard came and said that the commander-in-chief had an order: we must have dinner together today. Li Hongzhang had no choice but to "stumbling away with his clothes on". When I rushed to the dining table, I saw that the table was full of civil and military officials sitting solemnly, and no one moved. Seeing Li Hongzhang coming, Zeng Guofan nodded, and everyone started to eat. During the dinner, Zeng Guofan said nothing and buried his head in eating. After eating, Zeng Guofan stared at Li Hongzhang and said something word for word, so that Li Hongzhang would never dare to be lazy again. What are the words? You might as well open the book and read these celebrity anecdotes.

History is often shaped by personal, accidental, even inconspicuous circumstances. The Three Kingdoms was a fascinating era with great changes, vast seas, and heroes emerging in large numbers. It can be said that the country was picturesque and there were so many heroes at one time. This book uses a similar genre as "Shishuoxinyu", excerpting the words, deeds, thoughts and fragments of various characters during this period, showing the true side of human nature through details, and restoring the truth to history. The whole book is divided into fourteen chapters: historical scenes, historical facts, historical materials, monarchs, capable ministers, generals, strategies, allusions, and anecdotes.

"History for American Students" is a concise textbook on American history written specifically for American middle school students by Edward Channing, a famous history professor at Harvard University. It had a huge and far-reaching impact on subsequent American history textbooks. The book begins with the discovery of America by the Nordics, and is divided into 15 parts to focus on the 300-year history of the United States from 1600 to 1900, including the countless large and small wars fought by the American people to gain independence and unification, as well as the efforts made to improve the political system. The book has a clear context and concise language. It objectively presents the formation and development of the United States like a picture scroll, which is very convenient for students to understand and remember. I believe that after reading this book, readers will have a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of American history and world development history.

This is a classic book for history buffs. It contains many absurd past events, which are thought-provoking. This book tells the story of many absurd past events in history, from the "slander" of Zhou Li and Wang Jihu to the literary inquisition of the Qing Dynasty. It reflects many unknown dark and ugly aspects of Chinese history. The shocking and outrageous things in Chinese history mentioned in the book are not hearsay or fabricated. Most of them come from the official revised histories of various dynasties, including the "Twenty-Four Histories" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", and a very small part comes from some notes and notes with high historical value. In the book, the author refers to these people and events as "unreasonable fragments in history." After reading this book, readers will enrich their knowledge, better understand the history of the motherland, and cherish their current life more.

The historical philosopher Colin Wood once said: "Today comes from yesterday, today includes yesterday, and yesterday includes the day before yesterday, and it goes back to ancient times; the past history still exists today, it has not died." History, as a mirror, records success and failure, prosperity and decline, the alternation and renewal of the times for mankind. What happened today will be history tomorrow. As the years go by, the sun and the moon rotate, the wheel of history has drifted away in front of us, and what is left to us are the long-standing stories and those vivid characters. Looking through history, we can find endless wisdom. This book brings together important common sense in Chinese and foreign history and is divided into two parts: Chinese history and world history. It uses time as the main line to tell the historical events, cultural celebrities and the brilliant civilization they created in each time period.

This is a unique historical encyclopedia - revealing the little-known stories of world history. This book lists all kinds of crazy and weird ancient artifacts, such as ferocious kings and queens, bloody executions and duels, etc. It tells various historical stories with humorous language, exquisite and exaggerated illustrations and solid and sufficient historical basis. It also provides support from a scientific perspective, allowing you to appreciate the charm of a different history beyond the textbooks.

This book begins with the decline and fall of the Sui Dynasty. By restoring historical details, this book narrates interesting things about the prosperous Tang Dynasty. It not only presents a magnificent view of history, but also inadvertently outlines the historical details in the big history. It uniquely displays the vertical and horizontal aspects of the Tang Dynasty in front of people, and restores the most authentic people and events in the Tang Dynasty to people.

The writing in this book is humorous, lively, colloquial, yet extremely rigorous. The historical facts of the whole book are accurate, the false is eliminated and the true is retained. There is no longer any strange power that confuses the gods, and no destiny. The "gods" are removed from the altar, the true nature of the characters is exposed, and history is restored to its original appearance. After reading it, you will exclaim: It turns out that the real Three Kingdoms is so wonderful! When writing the book, the author cited a large amount of credible evidence, not only objectively analyzed the personality traits of the main figures in the Three Kingdoms, but also gave a unique interpretation of key historical events, making it truly easy to understand and fascinating.

This is a history of the Song Dynasty that has soul, content, and powerful information. At this moment in the author's writings, the characters trapped in the depths of history are no longer stiff and stereotyped names, but witnesses of the times whose souls exude interest. This book injects fresh and interesting souls into historical figures, making the truth of history come to life on the page! The serious and serious historical figures in the textbooks all show their true colors here! It can fill the gaps in your historical knowledge and let you show off when chatting and joking. Learning will no longer be boring and life will become more interesting!

This is a history of the Qing Dynasty that has soul, content, and powerful information. At this moment in the author's writings, the characters trapped in the depths of history are no longer stiff and stereotyped names, but witnesses of the times whose souls exude interest. This book injects fresh and interesting souls into historical figures, making the truth of history come to life on the page! The serious and serious historical figures in the textbooks all show their true colors here! It can fill the gaps in your historical knowledge and let you show off when chatting and joking. Learning will no longer be boring and life will become more interesting!

This book has clear clues, thorough analysis, lively and interesting, yet rigorous. It shows readers the mighty historical process from the rise to decline of the Ming Dynasty, using a panoramic view to analyze the reasons behind the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the fate of the dynasty under the competition between the imperial power, eunuchs, and civil servants. It shows the turbulent undercurrents behind history, analyzes the power behind the dynasty, and gives insight into the complex human nature deep in history. This is a "serious" history of the Ming Dynasty with soul and content. At this moment, those characters trapped in the depths of history are no longer stiff and stereotyped names, but witnesses of the times whose souls exude interest. The author uses humorous techniques that are familiar to modern people to show the development, changes, struggles, love and hatred of the Ming Dynasty from a unique perspective.

This book tells characters from stories, history from characters, and civilization from history. With wonderful and rich content and a different narrative perspective, this book describes the flesh-and-blood history of the Han Dynasty, watching the kings and generals in the prosperous times appear on stage, staged scenes of historical dramas of power chess and people's opposition, and reveals the unexpected historical truth of the Han Dynasty. This is a "serious" history of the Han Dynasty with soul and content. The whole book depicts a large number of historical figures with distinctive personalities and is ready to be revealed, depicting a large and magnificent historical picture with grand spirit and passionate pen and ink, recording the vicissitudes of the rise and fall of the Han Empire.

When reading the stories of Chinese dynasties, the author He Naiqiang no longer pays attention to the proximate and distant causes of the rise and fall of dynasties, no longer judges the loyalty and treachery of historical figures, but pays attention to the illness and death of the emperor's concubines. This may be due to his decades of medical career training his sensitivity to diseases, curiosity about the cause, and doubts about diagnosis... Based on limited information, he read a lot of historical books and modern medical books and even relied on clinical experience to either overturn the ancient statement or confirm its authenticity. Therefore, this is a historical note that explores the diseases and causes of death of ancient emperors from a medical perspective. The author starts with the emperor, concubines, imperial doctors, ministers and others, and uses the perspective of modern doctors to "diagnose" the diseases of ancient monarchs and ministers, analyze their patients, and question the causes of death recorded in historical annals. In order to increase everyone's understanding of some pathologies, the author also uses ancient and modern comparisons to bring in modern interpretations and treatment methods of these diseases.

As a classic historical work, "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is deeply loved by readers. However, in today's busy and fast world, it is very difficult for readers to read such a huge volume of books. Therefore, around this valuable resource and in response to the problems and needs of public readers and history lovers, the topic of "36 Lectures on Zi Zhi Tong Jian General Course" was planned and produced. The most valuable essence of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is condensed into 36 chapters. It is hoped that in the era of fragmented reading, it will help readers establish a perspective of time and space and quickly understand the heavy content of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", so that modern people can "use history as a guide to identify the rise and fall, people as a guide to identify gains and losses, and events as a guide to identify laws" to deal with complex and ever-changing problems of survival and development.

This book is a history of Chinese art connected by the cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum. In other words, the cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum themselves constitute a grand, vast and visible history of Chinese art. The Palace Museum has a total collection of more than 1.86 Million pieces (sets) of cultural relics. From a chronological point of view, the cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum date back to the Neolithic Age, spanning the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming, Qing and other ancient Chinese dynasties, and have gone through the historical events of the 20th century, all the way to today. Whether horizontally or vertically, the cultural relics in the Forbidden City construct the grand system of Chinese civilization and become material evidence that Chinese civilization continues to flourish and never stops flowing. "History of Forbidden City Art" is planned to be composed of ten volumes. The first volume, "The Beauty of the Early People", is about the pottery of the Neolithic Age.

A "sugar-eating" guide about ancient celebrity CPs! Li Bai × Du Fu, Liu Bang × Xiang Yu, Bai Juyi × Yuan Zhen, Li Mi × Li Heng, Yi Hui × Gu Taiqing. Super popular CP story reveals: they are enemy generals but give each other wine and medicine, they are emperors and hermits but sleep on their feet, they are literary confidants but write poems to flirt with each other, they are talented girls of Baylor, and they never dare to forget the love of their life... There are more hidden sugars in the book than you can imagine!

"Zhang Juzheng No More" is a multi-volume popular history book that sorts out the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty and explores the reasons for its demise with an objective and fair attitude. This volume describes the rise of party strife in the late Ming Dynasty, reflecting the sharp struggles in the court and officialdom. The culture, politics, and economy of the Ming Empire began to decline, and the government became chaotic. The exclusive power of eunuchs replaced the original well-functioning checks and balances between the monarch and his ministers, triggering a comprehensive crisis.

"Zhang Juzheng No More" is a multi-volume popular history book that sorts out the chaos at the end of the Ming Dynasty and explores the reasons for its demise with an objective and fair attitude. This volume describes that after Zhang Juzheng ascended to the position of chief minister, he began his vigorous and vigorous New Deal reforms, which made the country strong again. After Emperor Wanli came to power, he did not establish a prince for fifteen years and did not go to court for more than twenty years because of his anger with his ministers, which laid hidden dangers for the government.

This is a British history book written by British historian Roy Strong. The author tells a brief history of Britain from the Roman era to the present day, sorting out a clear historical context for readers through major events that promoted the process of British history. It not only writes about the evolution of this country, but also writes about the formation of this country's character, showing a three-dimensional Britain.

Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang were both important ministers in the late Qing Dynasty and the guides in China's great transformation era. They jointly created the overall rise of modern elites. His fame and prestige are so great that they are rare in history. Based on detailed official history and rich anecdotes, this book comprehensively and meticulously outlines the life trajectories of Zeng Guofan and Zuo Zongtang. It focuses on the twists and turns of their interactions, restores their lives of continuous struggle and mutual correction step by step, and deeply analyzes their conflicts, differences and mutual achievements. It reveals five thousand years of traditional Chinese survival philosophy and wisdom of success through the thoughts and practices of the characters themselves, giving readers reference for life and enlightenment of wisdom.