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The "Hundred Chinese Classics" and "Chinese Classics General Knowledge" series of books are "little books for everyone" launched by Zhonghua Book Company where contemporary famous people in various fields talk about and read Chinese classics. "Hundred Chinese Classical Sentences" selects classic golden sentences that Chinese people must know, explains and elucidates them across ancient and modern times, and connects China and the West, guiding readers to easily and freely absorb the cultural essence of Chinese classics and build a spiritual world for themselves. As the first official history, "Historical Records" was praised by Lu Xun as "the swan song of historians and the unrhymed Li Sao", and is a model of the combination of history and literature. Professor Chen Zhenghong of Fudan University selected a hundred essential sentences from "Historical Records" to discover the "good intentions" of Ma Qian of the Taishi Company, leading us to experience a multifaceted life in the vast historical time and space and enlighten ourselves to contemporary wisdom.

Su Dongpo was a man with rich experiences, ups and downs in officialdom, traveling from north to south. Seeing a lot, thinking a lot, and accumulating, Su Dongpo's colorful life world was created. His talents also valued both elegance and folklore, and were deeply loved by everyone. "Dongpo Zhilin" is a novel of notes left by Su Dongpo, which presents us with a colorful world of Su Shi. The general content of his book is "the experiences of Ji Yuanyou and Shaosheng in the past twenty years." The book is divided into 29 categories: travel notes, nostalgia, cultivation, illness, dreams, knowledge, fate, farewell, sacrifices, military strategies, current affairs, official positions, officialdom, seclusion, Buddhism, Taoism, strange events, technology, the four peoples, concubines, thieves, barbarians, historical sites, jade, wells and rivers, divination residences, pavilions, and characters. , Discuss ancient times, and record people and events that are full of fun and lasting aftertaste. From them, we can understand his rich and tortuous life, feel his witty and humorous personality, appreciate his calm and elegant posture, touch his deep and profound soul, appreciate his sincerity and perseverance, and gain a glimpse of his broad and tolerant thoughts. The book "Dongpo Zhilin" is written in an autobiographical way, which not only preserves the precious historical materials of that era, but also outlines a relatively complete image of Su Dongpo through the text of the book.

This book is a masterpiece of Professor Fu Junlian's research on "Historical Records" and "Character Records", including the following special topics: Tragedy in "Historical Records" (the tragedy of the doomed hero in "Historical Records", the grief and indignation of ordinary life in "Historical Records", Sima Qian's tragic psychology); thoughts on "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" to the creator and creative environment of "Character Records". In short, "Historical Records" to "Characters" reflect the docking, comprehensiveness and grandeur of the development of Chinese national history. Several works discussed by the author have irreplaceable profound historical roots and far-reaching historical influence in Chinese historiography. They are also the uninterrupted great records of the Chinese nation and the most prominent manifestation of the ideological origins of the Chinese nation's historical and cultural identity in historiography.

This book studies and analyzes various anthologies written by missionaries and compiled and published by the Baling Society from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. These documents were popular reading materials for German readers to perceive and look at China at that time. Among them, there were nearly 60 volumes of "China Stories", covering Chinese religion and folk beliefs, myths and legends, cultural etiquette, missionary work in China, biographies of Chinese believers and other topics. These works carry Chinese social and cultural information and have greatly influenced and guided German readers' overall understanding of China. Based on the combing of the history of the Baling Society's mission in China and the clarification of the development of the text genre of missionary manuals, this book discusses Chinese beliefs, rituals, and Chinese people's images from the three dimensions of Chinese beliefs, rituals, and images of Chinese people that are mostly mentioned in the missionary documents of the Baling Society. It also explores the typical narrative characteristics and writing purposes of missionaries from the perspective of Orientalism theory.

Popular young writer and translator Koiwai's first chronicle of historical figures! It uses a story with a strong cinematic feel and uses dozens of historical figures to connect the most colorful history of the Tang Dynasty: emperors, beloved concubines, princes, famous ministers, cruel officials, heroes, traitors, heroes, poets... The Tang Dynasty went from the highlight moment to the crisis to the smoke of gunfire, and the ups and downs of the fate of the stars of the Tang Dynasty from the court to the mountains. I was a knight-errant in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, traveling all over the world with a sword. I came to the capital today and strolled amidst the bustling downtown fireworks of Chang'an City. Listening to the hawkers from various countries in the Western Regions talking in poor Tang Dynasty Mandarin, I sat on the street biting roasted naan and eating mutton in a water basin. I saw the Jinwu Guards passing by on Zhuque Street, escorting the unseen Princess Yuzhen to the Qiwang Mansion for a banquet. When I got up and passed by a wine shop, I turned around inadvertently and saw Li Bai drunkenly leaning on He Zhizhang's back...

This book shows Zeng Guofan's last twenty years of life and the turning point of the great changes in the late Qing Dynasty. In just twenty years, Zeng Guofan was promoted from Minister Ding You to Governor of Liangjiang, Governor of Zhili, and Bachelor. Accompanying this honor is a mountain of pressure and unbearable life and death suffering that ordinary people cannot bear. During this period, Zeng Guofan had no fewer than five brushes with death, either actively or passively. The commander-in-chief, who seemed to have great power, had to struggle between the forces of all parties and crack down one tough nut after another. What is it that repeatedly forces him into desperate situations of life and death, and what keeps him from dying? This is exactly the question this book seeks to answer. As the author said, "This is forced by both personal circumstances and the trend of the times." The author closely follows Zeng Guofan's five major life-and-death situations, using memorials, diaries, family letters, letters, and records from relatives and friends as core materials to explore the historical background, his own situation and psychological state of the life-and-death situations he was caught in at each stage of his life, and reveal how a late Qing commander-in-chief dealt with the complex relationship between himself and the times, family affairs and state affairs, desire and power. Although this book examines Zeng Guofan's different approaches and mentality in dealing with different life and death situations, no matter how the situation changes, he is still Zeng Guofan, and a certain persistence in his heart has never changed. Therefore, what this book will discuss is not only the times and its "changes", but also its "unchangedness" in the great changes. Perhaps, inner perseverance is the true strength of Zeng Guofan's spirit, and it is also the significance of us re-examining Zeng Guofan's spiritual legacy.

"Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin (II)" starts from the tragic defeat of Ma Tun and is based on official histories such as "Zuo Zhuan", "Historical Records", "Warring States Policy" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". It tells the history of Qin in a popular way from the period of Qin's silence after the defeat of Ma Tun in the late Spring and Autumn Period to becoming one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. Among them, there is the depression of Duke Huan of Qin who was forced to lie dormant, the glimmer of Qin Aigong's restoration of Chu, the joy of Shang Yang's success in his reform, and the pride of defeating the six kingdoms and standing alone...

This book is the third in the series "Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin". It tells the story of the Qin Dynasty's process of unifying the six kingdoms and the story of the Qin Empire's rapid collapse after its establishment. The book not only contains important historical events that everyone is familiar with, such as Yue Yi's conquest of Qi, Mianchi meeting, the Battle of Changping, Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, Qin Shihuang's unification of the six countries, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising, but also includes stories by Fan Ju, Bai Qi, Huang Xie, Lu Buwei, The stories of Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, Li Mu, Li Si, Zhao Gao, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and other heroes are interspersed in it, allowing you to follow the footsteps of the Qin Empire in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and see how it went to glory and why it quickly collapsed.

"Xie Tao Talks about the Great Qin (1)" takes the rise of Qin Ying as the starting point, and is based on official histories such as "Zuo Zhuan" and "Historical Records". It tells the history from Boyi assisting Dayu in flood control to Qin Mugong becoming the overlord of Xirong in a popular style. Among them, there is Qin Ying's glory as a nobleman of Xia and Shang dynasties, Qin Ying's rise as a rescuer after the decline of the Zhou emperor, the entanglement between Qin and the princes of the Central Plains, and the pride of Qin Mugong as one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period...

At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yi's descendants fought for power and launched a 16-year melee, which triggered the Yongjia Rebellion in Shenzhou Luchen. Ancient China thus entered the turbulent Sixteen Kingdoms era of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. From the founding of the country (317 AD) to the fall of the country (420 AD), the Eastern Jin Dynasty lasted for 103 years and has been struggling in the quagmire of clan politics. The game between imperial power and clan politics has never stopped. This book uses a tender, delicate and restrained novel style to describe the "power struggle" among several major families, including the Wang family of Langya, the Yu family of Yingchuan, the Huan family of Qiaoguo, the Xie family of Chenjun, and the Wang family of Taiyuan, who successively controlled the affairs of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. "Game" as a clue to narrate the rise and fall of several major families and the century-old rise and fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The context clearly sorts out the fascinating history of the Eastern Jin Dynasty that is full of challenges and changes.

During the eight years of the Patriotic War, in addition to the martyrs on the bloody battlefield, Chinese agents also engaged in fierce battles with the Japanese and puppets behind enemy lines. Sassou, a historical scholar living in Japan, has lived in Japan for more than ten years and knows that this is an unbearably delicate nation. When this kind of meticulousness is combined with the cruelty and ferocity of fascism, you can imagine what kind of harm it will bring to China's anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians, and it also determines how difficult and dangerous the actions of our agents behind enemy lines will be. This book is the little-known historical facts of Chinese anti-Japanese agents discovered and recorded by the author from Japanese historical materials and "the eyes of the enemy". It shows in vivid details the espionage behind enemy lines during the Anti-Japanese War, especially the whole process of more than a dozen classic operations to kill the Japanese and puppets. The book is divided into four parts: "Humans, Ghosts, Punishers, and Soldiers". It not only contains legends about Chinese agents, but also reveals the background of enemy agents, as well as inside information on the training of anti-alliance armed agents, military commanders, and agent equipment. It comprehensively and in-depth displays the history of China's anti-Japanese covert front espionage war from a unique perspective.

This book inherits the tradition of "biographical" history books, takes characters as the main body, time and dynasties as the axis, and narrates Chinese history in a concise and vivid writing style. Through this book, readers can not only see the changes of dynasties and the rise and fall of history, but also see each living "person": see how those in power become slaves of power, see the heroes who once fought bloody battles into old age, and see how talented men and beautiful women find their destination in the turmoil of the times... History is originally written by living individuals, with blood, flesh, and warmth. This book aims to lead readers to jointly experience the warmth of history and the destiny of mankind, and to understand Chinese history.

Sassou's writing style is smart and humorous, vividly presenting this heavy and exciting history to readers. The book also contains a large number of historical photos taken by Japan. Through mutual verification of Japanese historical materials and Chinese records, many precious historical deeds of Chinese soldiers and civilians resisting the enemy and defending the country have been reproduced or filled in. Most of the Japanese materials used by Sassou are veterans' memories, wartime reports, unpublished manuscripts and other materials that professional researchers have ignored or paid no attention to and are stored in Japanese archives, second-hand bookstores, and in private hands. Most of this information is the recollections of Japanese invaders of the military activities they participated in. Although their positions are different, they are highly authentic and have accurate details. However, the Chinese records are extremely lacking in data because they were mostly defensive battles and defeats. Especially the Japanese losses and battle details were either fabricated or missing. The Japanese data can enrich the records in this regard. Sassou's writing style is witty and lively, his emotions are sincere, and his research is rigorous. In each chapter, he reproduces the touching history of Chinese soldiers and civilians who died generously for national dignity, and Sassou's full feelings about his family and country are reflected everywhere. The book also contains a large number of historical photos taken by the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War, with interactive graphics and text, adding more historical value.

The protracted war was a pivotal and overall issue during the Anti-Japanese War. "On Protracted War" is an important work that systematically expounds the military strategic principles of the Anti-Japanese War. Where does the idea of ​​protracted war come from? Why did Mao Zedong write "On Protracted War" and to whom? How do various domestic forces understand protracted war? What are the differences between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in their strategic approaches to protracted war? How to fight a protracted war, how to get to the "end", and how long will it take? Etc. The author provides an in-depth explanation of these issues.

This book was originally called "Fuxing Senior High School Textbook History of the Country" and is a general history of China written for high school students by the great historian Mr. Lu Simian. In this work, Mr. Lu has made a comprehensive and concise description and review of China's politics, military, society and culture from ancient times to the 1930s. The writing is plain, well-organized and has unique insights. Even today, it can be regarded as an excellent general history of China. In this reprint, the found errors in words, historical knowledge points, etc. Have been corrected one by one, in order to provide readers with a more complete version.

The stormy waves hit the shore, the heroes of Song Dynasty, and the cries of cries on the Bianhe River have faded away. The small bridge flows over the water, King Kang crosses south, and the single and beautiful face of the West Lake gradually becomes blurred. The three great inventions that shine in the annals of history, the far-reaching Neo-Confucianism of Cheng and Zhu, and the graceful and bold poetry and rhyme constitute the carnival of the common people on Hongqiao. The dust continues, and the flying sword energy cuts through the charming dress under the window of Xiaoxuan; trying to force reforms, the passionate spirit cannot restore the decaying building. Wherever the iron hoof steps, the prosperity is gone, the clouds are dim, the loyal ministers are buried, the scrolls are covered, and the loyal heart shines.

They came from the desert, thirsty to drink mare's milk, and stayed in the dome hut. They are the descendants of Genghis Khan, and no one can stop the direction of the Great Khan's sword. He went south to the Central Plains, conquered foreign lands in the west, and the royal family invaded Eastern Europe. The gentle Han people became their subjects. With unruly eyes and lusty eyes, they crawled at their feet. The blocked ancient roads were suddenly opened, and businessmen and travelers gathered in the capital; devout monks came to help and built temples in all directions; there were even envoys from all over the world, sincere and respectful, dazzled by the gleaming prosperity. Everyone praised, "Oh my God!

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Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

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Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

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The articles included in this book are divided into five parts. The first part is related to the "Era Division Theory"; the second part selects daily "customs"; the third part focuses on the dramatic changes in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, discussing issues of national consciousness and order; the fourth part is a legal history essay related to ownership and trial; the fifth part is a methodological article centered on the study of Chinese history in Japan. These articles may seem scattered, but from the perspective of the author's academic life, they are like branches and leaves growing on a tree trunk, with the same root and concern flowing through them: to understand the social phenomena of the Ming and Qing dynasties based on the thinking of people at that time, and to place the changes in these social phenomena from a broad perspective and grasp them from the perspective of comparative history.

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Professor Fan Shuzhi, a famous scholar of Ming history, uses five volumes of more than two million words of pictures and texts, using a broad vision of global history and vivid details to vividly depict the ups and downs of the late Ming Dynasty. This set of books, with two-color layout of pictures and text, is the first time that the complete version of "Rewriting the History of the Late Ming Dynasty" has been introduced to readers. Mr. Fan Shuzhi starts from the change of cabinet in the mid-Jiajing period, and ends with the regretful remnants of Wumei Village in the early Qing Dynasty who "endured life and death for more than twenty years." Using detailed historical materials and the profound insights of historians, he narrates this heart-stirring history of the late Ming Dynasty to readers.

The oriole in the leaves, the silent thatched cottage, the former lord and the old minister are missing. Wang Xie's house Yan, Qin Huai's restaurant, the waves swept away all the heroes. The old man has passed away, and the new man has returned. The barbarian cavalry galloped away, the foreign races raced, and the earth was divided, each one claiming the upper hand. Peace suddenly appears, chaos breaks out again, and pedestrians are left in despair. However, division does not mean only turmoil and darkness. His broad sleeves are graceful, he is broad-minded and proud, and his demeanor as a celebrity is envied by future generations. His Jian'an style, Yuefu folk songs, and articles created a new trend. The south is gradually wilting, the north wind is strong, and the turbulent tide of the times will eventually find its exit in history.

The ashes in the cave were scattered all over the sky, and the shadows cast by the firelight on the four walls were faintly visible. Interpreting the legend of Fuxi and Shennong seems to be able to imagine the hardships of the ancestors' survival. Xia Jie was unruly, so he made a mockery of the people and replaced him. "The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang." Pan Geng moved to Yin, and the capital city that wandered around now has a fixed place. In the Yin and Shang dynasties, I brushed off the dust on the oracle bones, and the simple words with simple strokes have been with China for thousands of years. King Wen ruled Qi, and everything was harmonious. There are two out of three parts of the world, and it only takes a few hundred years. The Zhou Dynasty was restored, and saints appeared on behalf of the people. King Wen was restrained and performed the "Book of Changes", King Wu defeated Zhou, and "The Oath of Shepherd" has been passed down for a long time.

This book selects the two emperors Guangzong and Ningzong of the Song Dynasty, who were in the period of rule and decline in the Southern Song Dynasty, as the research subjects. It profoundly reveals the political and social problems in the middle period of the Southern Song Dynasty from the farce of inner Zen, the Qingyuan party ban, foreign wars, and the dictatorship of power ministers. It also analyzes the process and reasons of the involuntary decline of the Southern Song Dynasty in the Guang and Ning dynasties. This book believes that the reversal of the historical trend of the Southern Song Dynasty took shape in the Guang and Ning eras. The collapse of the imperial power of the Southern Song Dynasty and the dictatorship of power ministers began in this period. The paper money credit trend that broke out in the early years of Jiading marked that the social economy of the Southern Song Dynasty fell into a state of comprehensive imbalance. Dilemma, the defeat of the Kaixi Northern Expedition and the defeat of the Jiading Campaign foreshadowed the defeat of the Southern Song Dynasty in the upcoming Song-Mongolian War, and the precursor of the official academicization of Neo-Confucianism in the Jiading period reflected the urgency of the ruling class to seek help from new ruling ideas in the face of social crises.

"A Brief History of China" is divided into six chapters: introduction, ancient history, medieval history, modern history, modern history, and conclusion. It uses concise and smooth words to describe China's historical trends, institutional evolution, and cultural development from ancient times to the 1930s. In terms of form, it has changed from long sermons, and the articles are short and concise, easy to read and understand, and not boring at all; in terms of content, it is not only clear and organized, but also contains many novel and original insights. It can be said to be Lu Simian's popular general history of China.

"Up and Down Five Thousand Years" covers professional knowledge including history, geography, etc. The author describes China's historical development, institutional reform, and cultural inheritance and progress from ancient times to the 1930s through easy-to-understand words. It involves politics, institutions, economy, society, culture, ethnicity, religion and many other fields. It has novel ideas, profound insights and detailed content. It can be called an encyclopedia of Chinese history.

Lu Simian is a modern Chinese historian who has made contributions to the construction of the general history of China and also pioneered the writing of modern history. This book starts from the social characteristics of the early Qing Dynasty and continues to the end of the Anti-Japanese War. It covers all the events, characters, institutions and regulations in modern history in detail. It is a classic for readers to understand the modern history of China. I often recommend Mr. Lu Simian Chengzhi, Mr. Chen Yuan Yuan, Mr. Chen Yinke and Mr. Qian Mubin as the four predecessors of history who have broad theoretical fields, rich narratives, and can write deeply.

What is good historical writing? How does good historical writing achieve Wenjing? Weiyang is committed to collecting original Chinese historical non-fiction works, breaking down regions and time periods, presenting interdisciplinary and multi-perspective historical writing, and working with fellow enthusiasts to explore more possibilities of local historical writing, recalling time, and reading the future.

"The Twilight of the Southern Song Dynasty: The Era of Song Guangzong and Song Ningzong (Updated Edition)" selects the two emperors of Song Guangzong and Song Ningzong who transitioned from rule to decline in the Southern Song Dynasty as the research subjects. It profoundly reveals the political and social issues in the middle period of the Southern Song Dynasty from the farce of inner Zen, the Qingyuan party ban, foreign wars, and the dictatorship of power ministers. It also analyzes the process and reasons why the Southern Song Dynasty in the Guang and Ning dynasties involuntarily declined. In the book "Water Margin in Search of the Song Dynasty", Professor Yu Yunguo takes a different approach, relying on his decades of research results on Song history to interpret "Water Margin" in a comprehensive and comprehensive way. In the "Reading Chapter" at the beginning of the book, Professor Yu summarizes various reading methods of "Water Margin", giving people enlightenment from multiple perspectives. He also examines and points out a number of historical and geographical errors in "Water Margin", which is eye-catching and also allows people to objectively understand the writing process of "Water Margin" from one aspect.

This book studies how doctors, religious figures, court officials and lay scholar-bureaucrats used poisonous drugs to treat stubborn diseases and strengthen the body during the formative period of Chinese medicine from the 3rd to 9th centuries. By focusing on how the concept of "poison" in Chinese led healers to adopt various methods to transform dangerous poisons into panaceas, the author clearly reveals the important position of poisons in traditional Chinese medicine and medieval society. This book tells the story of medical disputes and political events involving poisons from the late Han Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, demonstrating that "poison" was crucial to how people perceived their bodies and body politics at that time. The author also examines the vast array of toxic minerals, plants, and animal products in classical Chinese medicine, including the highly toxic "King of Medicines" Aconite and the once-popular Five Stone Powder, showing how powerful medicines work on the body and how this effect shaped knowledge about medicines and the diseases they treated. The book also explores ancient Chinese understandings of health and how the body interacted with toxic drugs, reminding us to pay attention to the materiality of drug flows, whose true meaning and utility are not reducible to a fixed core, but vary depending on specific technological interventions, sociopolitical conditions, and individual bodily experiences.

Lu Simian is a modern Chinese historian who has made contributions to the construction of the general history of China and also pioneered the writing of modern history. This book starts from the social characteristics of the early Qing Dynasty and continues to the end of the Anti-Japanese War. It covers all the events, characters, institutions and regulations in modern history in detail. It is a classic for readers to understand the modern history of China. I often recommend Mr. Lu Simian Chengzhi, Mr. Chen Yuan Yuan, Mr. Chen Yinke and Mr. Qian Mubin as the four predecessors of history who have broad theoretical fields, rich narratives, and can write deeply.

"History of the Qin and Han Dynasties" is the second work of Mr. Lu Simian's Chinese chronological history series. It was published by Shanghai Kaiming Bookstore in 1947. In 1983, it was edited by Mr. Yang Kuan and Lu Yiren and published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House as one of the "Historical Treatises of Lu Simian". For the "History of Qin and Han" published this time, we have re-edited it based on the first edition of Kaiming Bookstore. In order to facilitate readers' reading, we have changed the original traditional Chinese from vertical to horizontal simplified, and changed the two-line annotations in the original book into single-line italic annotations. Other than the obvious errors and irregular usages, no other changes have been made. The author's notes in the original book are excerpts made by the author for research. The text is very brief and marked with corresponding page numbers. It is now attached to the text with under-page notes for readers' reference.

This book is an investigation of the balance between macro and micro power in traditional Chinese society. Taking the Zhenzong Dynasty of the Northern Song Dynasty as a cross-section, it completes an overall observation of the issue of imperial power in Chinese history. The five prime ministers of the Zhenzong Dynasty described in the book almost cover the basic types of prime ministers in ancient China. The institutional foundation and power structure laid by the Zhenzong Dynasty profoundly affected the political trend of subsequent Chinese history. The spiritual genes formed by the politics of scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty still influence Chinese intellectuals today. The text of this book is popular and elegant, the argument is rigorous, the information is informative, and the descriptions are vivid. It discusses the relationship between monarch and ministers in detail, analyzes the battle of wits in the power arena brilliantly, and provides a comprehensive overview of the imperial power issues in Chinese history. With the improvement of the administrative system, the imperial power gradually moved toward symbolization. This trend was unprecedented. It was evaluated by Japanese scholars as subverting the "monarchy and dictatorship theory" popular in academic circles. It is a rare historical work that can be appreciated by both refined and popular people.

Let you understand China's opening up and failure in the three hundred years from the late Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty. China has also had the opportunity to learn from the West and open up to the world. Whether it is technology, business, capital or institutions, China has had the urge to learn. China has opened up to the outside world more than once in its history, but if lessons are not learned, any opening up to the outside world will eventually return to the original point of closure after drawing a circle. The content described in this book is not to praise the greatness of ancient dynasties, but to explore China's objective gains and losses in the more than three hundred years from the geographical discovery to the outbreak of the Opium War. Let people understand that China is not inherently closed. It had a large-scale opening up hundreds of years ago and introduced all the most advanced Western technology and knowledge at that time. However, due to the nature of the feudal centralized regime, Chinese society forgot everything it had learned and returned to a traditional closed society.

Where did the population boom of the Song Dynasty come from? Where did the huge wealth of the imperial court go? Clarify the prosperous logic of the golden age and show the real life of people in the Song Dynasty. Historical writer Chen Xubin's new work re-examines the face and dignity of the Song Dynasty. This book is divided into three parts. The first part analyzes the reasons for the increase in the total amount of social wealth in the Song Dynasty; the second part describes the methods used by the Song Dynasty government in different periods and how the people moved around to survive; the third part explains the reasons why the increased wealth in the two Song Dynasties failed to be converted into reproductive capital. Chen Xubin's writing breaks the top-down orthodox historical view of most current Song history books, focusing on the lower-class groups who have no voice in history, presenting their real and cruel living conditions, revealing the "prosperous" nature of the two Song Dynasties, which "90 million poor and weak people supported 10 million food tax groups", subverting the image of the so-called golden age of classical China, and it is of great enlightenment for a comprehensive understanding of the dynastic system of the two Song Dynasties.