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The Forbidden City is the largest and best-preserved ancient palace complex in the world, covering an area of ​​720,000 square meters. The area of ​​the Forbidden City is four times that of the Louvre in France, more than ten times that of the Palace of Versailles, nine times that of the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, and ten times that of Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom. The Forbidden City is not only grand in scale, but more importantly, rich in history. It has served as the working place and living area of ​​24 emperors. It collects more than 1.8 Million fine art and cultural relics. The cultural essays written by the famous scholar Zhu Yong about the cultural relics in the Forbidden City show us the history and culture behind the cultural relics in the Forbidden City.

This book is a collection of short essays derived from historical materials of the Republic of China. The content covers all aspects of social life in the Republic of China: politics, academia, and literary circles. The articles are short, concise, vivid, and highly readable. The author divulges from marginal historical materials, which is informative and interesting, cute and believable. It can supplement the readers' imagined picture of the Republic of China from the details.

A former residence is not just a house where a famous person lived, but also the crystallization of architectural art, past memories of family and country, and personality charm. The author has been searching for the former residences of famous people in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Jiangnan and other places for several years. Through on-the-spot investigations, historical materials, interviews with descendants and people who have experienced it, he describes the bricks, doors, windows, decorations, and the life taste and taste that are rich in era and personality behind them; looking back at the special dance of "home" Taiwan, the unknown fragility and tenderness of "celebrities"; using the old house as a medium to communicate spiritually with former owners such as Soong Ching Ling, Lao She, Mao Dun, Mei Lanfang, Tian Han, etc., The author blends architectural art, past events of home and country with the old life of the former owner, and then reflects the changes of the times.

The 53 world cultural heritage sites included in the book include cultural scenic spots, archaeological sites, ancient cities and towns, palaces and castles, religious relics, and industrial heritage, from the Veseli Valley to the Island of Malta, from the ruins of Carthage to the ancient city of Pompeii, from the Tauber River to the From Rothenburg to the University City of Coimbra, from the Istanbul Mosque to Ajanta and the Airola Caves Temple, it not only shows the current status of each cultural heritage, but also tells their history, allusions, etc., And includes a tour guide at the back. Therefore, it is not only a travelogue, tracing the historical past and expressing true feelings; it is also a reference book for those who love traveling and want to gain something during their travels.

It was compiled and revised based on a series of lectures by the famous scholar Sun Ge. It collects the author's new work progress and breakthroughs in the study of intellectual history in recent years. The book contains three interrelated chapters. The first chapter re-discusses the "universality issue" from an epistemological perspective. It believes that the knowledge practice method corresponding to the new universality is not to abstract the discussion, but to further open up differences and establish connections at the concrete level by deepening the discussion of concreteness and particularity. Chapter 2 deals with the debate in Japan's postwar intellectual circles surrounding the book "History of the Showa" written by Marxist historians, and touches on the issue of how historical writing deals with people. The third chapter discusses Mizoguchi Yuzo's research philosophy on the history of Chinese thought, grasps Mizoguchi's discussion of "nature", "heart", and "public and private", and points out Mizoguchi's unique ability to grasp the dynamics of Chinese history.

What magical function does the Luoyang shovel in the hands of the tomb robbers have? What are the must-have items for a tomb robber? Which tomb robbers have appeared in the history of tomb robbing in China? Are there any tombs in Beimang Mountain that have not been robbed yet? In order to prevent the invasion of tomb robbers, what strange tricks have been used by wealthy officials in the past dynasties? What kind of unique skills does the brave tomb robber have that allows him to pass through the underground maze with many traps? There are mysteries within mysteries, and there are cases within cases. Generations of officials, thieves, and private thieves have shown their magical powers. The tombs of emperors, generals, and prime ministers are in danger of being destroyed. The game between anti-tomb robbing and tomb robbing has lasted for thousands of years, but in the end, they have never been able to escape the historical vicious circle where the devil is as high as the devil. Crazy tomb robbers are everywhere, the magnificent ancient tomb civilization has been eroded, bizarre tomb robbing incidents, thrilling fights between you and me, and wonderful Chinese tomb robbing legends have begun.

To commemorate the forty-fifth anniversary of educated youth going to the mountains and countryside to go to Shengli Farm in Jinbaotun, Inner Mongolia, this book is dedicated to the farm leaders, poor and lower-middle peasants, demobilized soldiers, former field workers and educated youth friends who have fought side by side and shared the same boat through thick and thin!

This book is divided into four parts: 1. How much do you know about famous people; 2. A basket of anecdotes; 3. Listening to both will make you enlightened, but believing in others will make you dark; 4. Return to the bridge and return to the bridge. This book focuses on describing the different choices made by some influential figures in the Republic of China in the face of national justice and life and death, resulting in different life destinies, as well as the different evaluations of them by later generations. Restore the historical truth and show another side of historical figures.

This book creatively selects 42 historical figures for analysis, integrates philosophy and real life, connects nature, characters, political thoughts, and social organizations, unifies the way of heaven and humanity, resurrects real historical figures, and vividly expresses his views and thinking on politics, society, and characters. When interpreting his fortunate and unfortunate encounters, the descriptions are rich and profound, accurate and in place.

The author analyzes and interprets more than 20 representative or influential women in various periods of our country's history. Some of them are beauties and some are ugly; some are virtuous and some are evil; some are talented and some are stupid... But they all have performed legendary lives. Some of them have shown open-mindedness, profound insights and extraordinary abilities in politics; some have shown superhuman spirituality and overflowing talents in the fields of literature and art; some have shown adaptable wisdom, strong perseverance and pure character in social life.

This book is named "Qingfeng in Daqing County Government". As for the name of the book, there are two attributives in front of the word "Qingfeng", one is to determine the time, and the other is to determine the level. The original meaning of "qingfeng" is refreshing and cool wind, but it is often used to symbolize a kind of beautiful weathering, noble character, etc. As a result, the natural wind has become socialized and moralized. Qingfeng is preceded by "county government", which means that the content of this book is mainly at the level of county government. "County government" used to be synonymous with first-level political power. In my country's long feudal society, county-level government was the lowest level of the feudal political power structure. Although the official level was low, it was the foundation of the feudal empire building. The chief official in the county government --The county magistrates, although they are in the seventh rank, have considerable rights. They are commonly known as "parental officials". They are closest to the people and bring the most direct joys and sorrows to the people. The people's feelings towards the county government represent their feelings towards the country. Therefore, in a sense, the county magistrates have the role of "carrying the boat" and "causing the boat" for the entire country.

Starting from the perspective of combining historical clues and logical clues, this book combs the study of Zuozhuan in the Qing Dynasty using a comprehensive and case-based approach. It roughly reveals the development process of Zuozhuan study from its revival in the early Qing Dynasty to the rise of Zuozhuan textual criticism, which mainly uses exegetical textual research methods, and then to its gradual transformation into modern times driven by the Jinwen School and the Guokusui School. It reflects the obvious stage characteristics and major achievements of Zuozhuan study in the Qing Dynasty.

This book contains 51 book reviews and column articles published by Professor Li Tiangang in the media in the past two decades. This updated edition adds 28 new works based on the first edition (2011 edition by Shanghai Bookstore Press). The book has about 160,000 words, and the content mostly involves the modern history of China. The author has a profound knowledge of culture and history, the writing is meaningful and philosophical, the historical facts and anecdotes are readily available, and the articles are easy to understand and fascinating. Look at corrupt officials from He Shen, look at diplomacy from Li Hongzhang, look at democracy from Yuan Shikai... There is no heavy and cold grand narrative in the book, but a comprehensive and vivid history scene by scene.

This is a historical essay that provides an in-depth analysis of the personality and psychology of the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. The whole book takes a completely opposite position to Luo Guanzhong. It outlines, narrates, analyzes and comments on the main figures of the Three Kingdoms with relatively detailed historical materials, and brings the heroic characters and heroic psychology of the heroic century that happened 1,700 years ago to modern people at a close distance. Whether readers of the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" or viewers of the TV series of the same name, they will get a new feeling from this book; it will prompt people to reflect on history, society, life, and themselves, and gain wisdom through interesting reading.

This book is the first in the series "Records of the Crisis of the Late Qing Dynasty" by Fengcheng Du Ge, a new "popular history" writer. The author narrates the history before and after the Opium War in the late Qing Dynasty in a ridiculing tone, with humorous language and smooth flow. Taking 1757 (the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign) as a starting point, the British merchant ship captain Hong Renhui went to Beijing to file a petition as an entry point to reveal the underlying reasons for the outbreak of the Opium War step by step. Taking the war process line and main events as aspects and character expressions as points, the process of the Opium War is three-dimensionally narrated. After the war, it focuses on explaining the impact of the "Treaty of Nanjing" and related treaties on modern China, revealing the underlying reasons for the trend of China's modern history and inspiring readers to think.

The works of the War of the Roses in the Chinese world are suitable for readers who grew up with a Chinese cultural background! Source of inspiration for "A Song of Ice and Fire" ("Game of Thrones"), important material library for Shakespeare's historical dramas; jointly recommended by the Elephant Guild, National Humanities and History, Phoenix Weekly, NetEase History, and Tencent History!

In 1895, the Qing Dynasty was defeated by Japan, which triggered an explosive response within China, and radical changes began one after another. In a more general sense, this was also the beginning of great changes and revolution in China in the next half century. Against the background of wars and revolutions inside and outside the country, various classes in China are constantly trying to change the political system, transform society and culture, with the goal of reshaping the nation and saving it from danger. "Modern China: War and Revolution Intertwined (1895-1949)" provides a panoramic narrative of this turning point and great change. Using time as the longitude, the theme as the latitude, narrative history as the backbone, and combining the perspectives and methods of political science, sociology, and cultural studies, it elaborates on all aspects of this half-century transformation, showing us the complex and painful birth process of modern China. "Modern China: Intertwined with War and Revolution (1895-1949)" fully absorbs the results of more than half a century of research on modern Chinese history around the world, pays attention to the balance between general history and special research, and can be regarded as a comprehensive achievement in writing modern Chinese history in the new century.

During the period of China's revolution and construction, leaders such as Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Chen Yun, and Deng Xiaoping accumulated valuable working methods in practical work and played important roles in different periods. The value of these working methods has not lost its effect due to the passage of time and changes in conditions. Today we should fully explore it, inherit it, use it and develop it under the new historical conditions to speed up the process of promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Learning is also a better way to inherit the fine traditions of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, so that they can play a greater role in our practical work. Under the current situation, this is a high-quality reading book for national conditions education for our country's cadres.

The TV series "The Legend of Mi Yue" tells the extremely tortuous and legendary life story of Mi Yue, the first female politician in Chinese history. The name "Mi Yue" is only based on the remaining "Mi Yue" on the terracotta warriors and horses and the "Mi Yue" of Princess Qin Huiwen on the tube tiles of Afang Palace. Mi Bazi, the "Empress Dowager Xuan of the Great Qin Dynasty" who came from Tao Wen, was a well-known real historical figure during the Warring States Period. She dominated the Qin State, known as the "Land of Tigers and Wolves", for decades, and single-handedly supported the prosperity and development of the Qin State. Xiang Huihuang. Later, King Yingzheng of Qin unified the six countries. It cannot be said that this great grandmother did not contribute. Although most of the love and intrigue between the children on the screen are fictional, the whole play has a profound understanding of the historical period in which Mi Bazi lived and the political and military conditions of that period. The restoration is still very careful. Heroes emerge in troubled times, Mi Bazi is in the Warring States Period, when various vassal states, forces, and classes are undergoing tremendous changes. Let's take a look at this great era that gave birth to the female politician Mi Bazi!

The characteristics of this book are: first, it basically grasps the character's life story and behavioral logic before 1931, which reflects Zheng's "reason for existence" and "reason for change" to a certain extent; second, it narrates events in chronological order, which can not only form an independent chapter, but also refer to the previous and later chapters. The writing style is concise, smooth and easy to read. What is particularly worth mentioning is that in terms of "combination of literature and history", the author also made full use of rich historical materials in literature and art, as well as poems, poems and expressions. Therefore, whether it is Zheng's realistic performance or his thoughts and emotions, he has a detailed understanding and detailed interpretation, vividly portraying this complex and controversial historical figure and striving to present the history realistically.

This book is a collection of ideological essays by Mr. Chen Lai, dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Tsinghua University. From 1994 to 2018, classic fragments were selected from more than 20 years of explanatory texts on traditional culture and presented to readers. Mr. Chen Lai not only outlined the cultural characteristics of more than 20 years, but also made a creative elucidation of traditional culture, showing the power of reflection and criticism between the lines. From these thoughtful articles, we can get a glimpse of the academic inheritance of centuries-old traditional culture, the development of the traditional culture revival movement, the direction and pattern of traditional culture research, etc. Through interviews and other forms, this book vividly demonstrates Mr. Chen's unremitting exploration of traditional culture over the past twenty years, the ideological context of the revitalization of traditional culture, and the trend of traditional culture research in the past forty years of reform and opening up.

Food and drink, men and women, human beings have great desires, which can be summed up in one word: "food and sex". This book starts from the daily life of the ancients and details topics such as diet, clothing, travel, vegetation, seasons, and various operas. The vast world can be seen in a drop of water, including the relationship between heaven and man, imagination of time and space, religious beliefs, ethics, thinking habits, governance concepts, health concepts, seasonal folk customs, aesthetic fashions, entertainment and leisure, etc. The writing style is fresh and natural, and the ending is both "believable" and "cute".

A character who lived 2,500 years ago, whose writings revolve around a war that took place 2,500 years ago. What is the connection between him and the war he wrote about and us? What inspiration can he provide to future generations, especially the Chinese people living in the 21st century? This book strives to work with readers to enter Thucydides' spiritual world and understand Thucydides' political teachings. Through the description of Thucydides' political world, it shows that ancient Greece is by no means an elementary stage in the history of human spirituality, but a spiritual peak that future generations cannot surpass. Thucydides' political history and Plato's political philosophy stand side by side. His thoughts on human political affairs are profound, euphemistic and penetrating.

This book is a collection of academic essays by Mr. Song Dejin, a historian of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, including academic notes, comments, prefaces and postscripts, memories, travel notes and other articles with different themes and styles on the history of the Liao and Jin Dynasties. This book is a summary of the author's many years of historical experience, and is also the crystallization of his thoughts on reading and understanding the world.

A bright lamp, a pot of tea, anecdotes from the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, secret conversations after dinner, the wisdom in the love stories of celebrities and politicians, the world's affairs did not mention culture, but the spirit of culture can be seen everywhere in the trivial details. The most indispensable anecdote chapter in the comprehensive "Anecdotes from Shenzhou" can be seen at the end. Introduction: Why was Puyi's dream of studying abroad broken? How did Chen Geng save Chiang Kai-shek? Where did the Mao suit come from? Who is Zhang Zuolin's "non-staff wife"? Zhou Jian Duan's "Relics of the Government and the Public" records the secrets of the palace, old political affairs, social news and the love words of famous people in the past two centuries. One hundred and thirteen short stories, endless anecdotes about China. Just open a page at will, and you can get a moment of relaxation from the busy and stressful work, like driving a small boat floating freely in the sea of ​​smoke, or like a good swimmer swimming freely in the water. Editor's recommendation: Reading Red Mansions and historical records is to understand culture and gain culture; reading anecdotes and interesting stories is to see culture outside of culture, which is not a kind of culture. In today's time that is being broken up by increasingly convenient life, fragmented stories add interest to the tedious and trivial life. The "Relics of the Government and the Opposition" in "Anecdotes of China" record exactly what can best be obtained through fragmented reading. The subtle but vivid stories can be easily picked up and make Bojun smile.

The ancestors of ancient China once believed that the area they lived in was at the center of the world. This could be confirmed in a sense by observing the shadow of the sun on the ground. But ancient myths also say that the place where "there is no shadow under the sun" is in the world. The same problem has not only happened in China, but also in India and Palestine. Is this imagination or myth? How could it be related to ancient astronomical observations? Does it have more religious or political and cultural implications? The speaker will raise these questions based on ancient documents and archaeological materials. He does not expect to get a firm conclusion, but hopes to provoke some thinking.

The book "Now, Please Choose the Soul of the Constitution" ruthlessly exposes Shinzo Abe's various evil deeds in attempting to amend Article 9 of the Peace Constitution. It points out that Shinzo Abe is trying to hijack public opinion and forcibly amend the Peace Constitution. This approach will eventually drag Japan into the road of war, death, and destruction. It calls on the people to bravely safeguard Article 9 of the Peace Constitution and safeguard the hard-won peace. Oe and other authors also hope that the publication of this book will prevent Shinzo Abe from gaining a majority in the Senate election to a certain extent and create favorable conditions for subsequent amendments to Article 9 of the Constitution.

This book describes from the disappeared Ketagalan people, to the revolutionary Jian Ji with his violin, Jian E and Tang Dezhang drifting in the hurricane of the great era, to the great changes in 1945, the silent mother Lin Jiangmai in "228", and the general Li Youbang in the fog... These warm and sad years are vivid and absurd.

The articles collected in the book "Lattimore and Border China" include phased studies based on Lattimore's life experience, mainly focusing on his border inspections in China and the dissemination of his works in China in the first half of the 20th century. More important and concentrated discussions lie in frontier theory, regional history, comparative history, China studies and other aspects across history, ethnology, geography and other disciplines.

The author Li Jing spent many years making oral records of the parties involved in important wars in modern Chinese history, influential figures in the Republic of China, or their relatives, friends, colleagues, students, etc., Or excavating and combing through buried materials... Vividly presenting the people and events of the year, vividly restoring historical details; reading it really makes you feel that no matter whose life it is, it is as if everything has fallen silent after being fully performed on the sand table! The people and events written are relatively familiar to readers: the Battle of Songhu in 1937, the Expeditionary Force in 1941, the Shenyang Battle between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in 1948 and other major battles; the ups and downs of eight Puyi, Zhang Xueliang, Wang Jingwei, Zeng Zhongming, Tao Xisheng, Li Hong, Liu Wenhui and Yu Youren in the Republic of China and later eras; and the "patriarchs" of the four major families of Chiang Kai-shek, Song Dynasty, Kong and Chen and their subsequent changes.

Benshu is not only a record of mountain and river investigation, but also an archeology of hometown. Chinese people attach great importance to their "hometown", and searching for their roots and ancestors requires the effort from paper to ground.

This book specifically mentions the importance of thought. "Great Unification" is the ancient world concept, which is called "Tianxia" in China. China is a whirlpool of civilization, with both convergence and radiation. The snowball is getting bigger and bigger, forming a "grand unity."

Follow the footsteps of the "Three Great Travelers" in ancient times to explore the changes in ancient and modern times. The first traveler was Confucius, the second was Qin Shihuang, and the third was Emperor Wu of Han; Confucius was the representative of official travel, and Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were representatives of hunting tours.

History is destined to restart the Silk Road, which is the destiny of mankind. But this ancient road has been buried by wind and sand, so today, rediscovering the Silk Road has become the top priority. The famous writer and cultural scholar Xu Zhaoshou led his team to take the lead in setting foot on this vast ancient road, retelling the legendary stories on the ancient road for mankind. In this book, you can see how Zhang Qian hollowed out the Western Regions, how Su Wu used his staff to herd sheep, and how Ban Chao rode his horse across the Tianshan Mountains... In the magnificent history of the Chinese nation, these envoys conquered each historical pass with their spirit and heroic spirit.

The Silhouette of a Century-old Scholar tells the story of the most dazzling legend of China over the past century! It has been over a hundred years since the Xinhai Revolution. Over the past century, China has left countless legends and countless bitternesses. This book narrates the lives and legendary experiences of twenty-three cultural celebrities since the Republic of China. They are either academic leaders, art garden leaders, military and political officials, or literary celebrities - Ma Yinchu, Mao Yisheng, Ji Xianlin, Zhang Chonghe, Wang Shi Xiang, Zhang Boju, Yang Xianyi, Yu Guangzhong, Huang Shang, Yuan Hanyun, Jiang Tingfu, Puru, Zhang Zhizhong, Sun Liren, Lu Bicheng, Weng Wenhao, Shi Shiyuan, Liao Bingxiong, Lu En, Liu Shaotang, Xia Zhiqing, Gu Zhengqiu, Yu Daxiong. Although some of them have gone far away, their voices and voices still remain; some of them are not only still alive, but also active on the literary and artistic stages on both sides of the Taiwan Strait or across the ocean. In the outline of their life and destiny, there are painful histories to learn from, bright moments to look up to, and celebrities to admire.

The Silhouettes of Chinese Scholars for a Century is a book that tells the story of the most dazzling figures and legends in China over the past century! This book recounts the life legends of dozens of cultural celebrities since the Republic of China and the past events that the author personally experienced: Cai Yuanpei, the president of Peking University who initiated the trend of academicism and freedom; Qian Mu, a great Confucian and historian of the generation; There is Wu Dayou; there is Lu Jiye (Lu Qian), a talented Jiangnan scholar who wrote poems and lyrics advocating the war of resistance; there is Shi Jianqiao, a martyr who single-handedly assassinated the warlord Sun Chuanfang; there is Zhou Youguang, a contemporary "thinker"; Zhou Ruchang, the leader of red learning; there are Hua Junwu, the deaf-mute cartoonist Hua Junwu The writer Zhou Lengjia has three "Anhui camels": Hu Shi, Su Xuelin, and Tang Degang, as well as Zhu Jiahua, Li Jianchen, Yuan Xiaoyuan, Xiang Meili, Qian Siliang, Wu Zuoren, Zhang Yunhe, Ji Xianlin, Tang Yu, Zhang Chonghe, Chen Huangmei, Ge Baoquan, and Huang Miao Zi, Yu Feng, Feng Yidai, Huang Zongying, Zhou Erfu, Zhou Ruchang, Lin Haiyin, Fan Yong, Nie Hualing, Wen Jieruo, Xin Fengxia, Zong Pu, Haoran, Bing Xin, Ba Jin, Gu Yuxiu... In China for a hundred years, several characters and celebrities have gradually withered away.

Chen Danqing wrote the preface "Tattered Memories" and recommended, "Mr. Feng Keli came forward to narrate his own story in "Old Photos". I read it, and every chapter is good... It turns out that in order to obtain and be allowed to publish these photos, there are stories behind the photos in the photos..." The expanded edition of this book, part of the "Reviewing Old Photos" series, is a personal account of collecting and editing old photos over the years. It comes with more than a hundred precious photos and talks about them to explore the unique value of photos in understanding history. Some of these pictures were "not suitable for publication" in the archives of Xinhua News Agency, some were in the "enemy files" and were originally stored in the enemy and puppet files of the Public Security Bureau. Some of them subverted many expressions in our textbooks and embarrassed "historical stereotypes"; some were from our "private photo albums". By interpreting "various encounters with photos", one can look at history and gaze at "individual lives and memories of the times" in addition to "the grand images of family and country".

The era of Hu Shi made a comeback; General Zhang Xueliang, with pure motives, bright heart, daring to take action, could afford to take up and let go without losing his innocence; Gu Weijun, the world's first-class diplomatic talent and a world-famous international politician, was engaged in the diplomacy of a weak country; the responsibility of "Biographical Literature" is the biggest Ah Q, the most ferocious King of Hell, "one person against a country"! This book is named "Book Connection and Popularity". It is a collection of historian Tang Degang's (Teacher Hu Shi's primary school student) reading and daily news articles over many years. There are 32 articles in total, which talk about Hu Shi, Gu Weijun, Zhang Xueliang, Liu Tingfang, Wu Kaixian, Liu Shaotang, Yang Zhenning, etc., And also discuss "Biographic Literature", "Rubai Collection", "A Brief Study of Tang Poetry" and other books, showing the style of history in ordinary details. The author puts himself in the book when writing about people and commentaries, and intersperses many anecdotes. The writing is free and uninhibited, which shows the hardships of life of Chinese American scholars from the 1950s to the 1980s, as well as their deep love for traditional culture and excellent humanistic qualities. They are all a collection of sporadic works that the author usually pays attention to as jottings. There is no obvious system and no depth. However, as the author is getting older, he has suffered decades of suffering between the country and his family, immersed in hundreds of volumes of Chinese and Western classics, and half a lifetime of teaching and reading foreign countries, and feeling the emotion of his homeland. When he wrote this article, it cannot be said that he did not write out of passion. It's just that the civilization of our motherland is profound, and the current world's knowledge is boundless. The old man is brave and ambitious, and his ambition is thousands of miles. How can you live in panic all day long, follow the wise men, and study day and night? How dare you rest on your laurels based on what a fool has learned?

On the Qin and Han roots of the backwardness of mainland China, the three major mainstreams of contemporary Chinese historiography, reading Cao Xueqin's "Culture Conflict" overseas, it is easy to kill a civilization and difficult to build another... "History and Red Studies" contains a total of 17 notes by historian Tang Degang on historical theory, research methods and red studies, discussing the relationship between history and literature, the relationship between novels and history, the locality of overseas Chinese writers, the Latinization of Chinese characters and other issues. The author believes that "no distinction between literature and history" is the difference between traditional Eastern and Western historiography. Excellent historical works are often excellent literary works. He advocates the transmission of history through literature, avoids rigid and stubborn governance of history, and emphasizes the importance of social sciences. The chapter in the book details the writing process of Li Zongren's memoirs, which shows his profound study in oral history. The author's concentrated discussion of taboo issues in "A Dream of Red Mansions" and the article "Reading the Scriptures" analyzing Cao Xueqin's "cultural conflict" are also quite original. "Historical Studies and Red Studies" talks about major historical events. Because Mr. Tang's writing style has a literary background and is written flexibly, readers cannot bear to stop. This is the credit of literary style. Mr. Xia Zhiqing, who later had a writing battle with historian Tang Degang, valued "Tang style prose" very much and called him "a unique essayist in contemporary China."

"Miscellaneous Memories of Hu Shi" was originally a short preface that the author planned to write by himself when he was writing "Hu Shi's Oral Autobiography". Unexpectedly, he had to write hundreds of thousands of words. As a result, the "head" was too big, so he had to print it into a special book and publish it independently. It can be said to be a shortened version of Hu Shi's oral history. Based on his own memories and diary records, Mr. Tang Degang talked about almost all the countless problems and entanglements that Hu Shi was involved in throughout his life, and talked about everything with pleasure. But it is not just about memories. He talked freely about history, politics, philosophy, literature and all other knowledge that Hu Shi paid attention to. It can be seen that the author is talented and knowledgeable. In addition, he has a deep foundation in ancient prose and a humorous nature, so he writes with great momentum and full of wit. Tang Degang wrote Hu Shi vividly, but it was not a heroic superman decorated in a formula. The Hu Shi he wrote was just a real person with flesh and blood, wisdom, genius, but also mistakes and shortcomings. After reading Hu Shi's works written by Tang Degang, you can shake hands with him, exchange greetings, laugh and talk with him, without knowing that the night is coming to an end and people are getting old.

Won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States and the Popular Science Book Award in the United Kingdom! Bill Gates specially recommends this work! An alternative interpretation of the history of human social development, a unique examination of the differences between Eastern and Western civilizations; a work specially recommended by the American Pulitzer Prize and Bill Gates. Why is the distribution of wealth and power in modern society the way it is today and not in other forms? Why are Europeans and Asians not the natives of the Americas and Africa but Europeans and Asians who cross the oceans to kill, conquer and exterminate? Why are the differences in life among various ethnic groups so great? Historians often ignore the various inequalities among modern humans and countries, but in this work, the author gives completely different meanings to many familiar and taken-for-granted answers. In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist and anthropologist Jared Diamond shockingly destroys racist theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors that actually help shape history's broadest patterns. This book is a major advance in understanding the history of human social development. It records the modern world and the reasons for its many inequalities. It is also a true history of all peoples around the world. It is a complete and consistent narrative of human life and is highly readable. This book, together with Diamond's other two books "Collapse" and "The Third Chimpanzee", can be called "the great history of mankind". This book is revised and published based on the foreign original version in 2005, with a new chapter "Who Are the Japanese?"

"Apocalypse of China's Native Civilization (3 volumes in total)" is the latest historical work by Sun Haohui, author of the epic masterpiece "The Qin Empire". This is a book that attempts to clarify the history of Chinese civilization in the first 3,000 years. The author started from the awareness of the problem of why China has a pale civilization consciousness and why it does not have its own right to speak about civilization. After more than ten years of research and thinking, while creating "The Qin Empire", he formed his own theoretical system and compiled it into the three-volume "Revelation of China's Native Civilization (all 3 volumes)". "Apocalypse of Chinese Native Civilization (3 volumes)" proposes the concept of Chinese native civilization for the first time, rewrites the history of China's first 3,000 civilizations, carefully sorts out the seven major historical leaps in Chinese history before the Qin Empire, and summarizes the five major survival experiences of the Chinese nation. During these 3,000 years, the Chinese ethnic group has experienced seven major eras - the Age of Five Emperors, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States, and Qin Empire. In each of these eras, our nation has achieved a huge leap in civilization. After seven major historical leaps, our nation has finally reached the pinnacle of the plateau of Chinese classical civilization - the Qin Empire, successfully achieved the unification of China's territory, successfully created the unification of Chinese civilization, and established an eternal and immortal historical survival paradigm for our country and nation. Presenting history on the one hand, and analyzing history on the other, are the basic features of this book. The author faces the controversy head-on, praises Legalism, criticizes the cultural hegemony of Confucianism, and believes that Chinese civilization after Confucian dominance has lost its previous creativity. He clearly points out that the strength and immortality of Chinese civilization are not at the end of its transformation, but in its strong original era.

2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Red Army's Long March. A crew of more than 100 people from CCTV's large-scale documentary "Long March" divided into five groups and retraced the footsteps of the Red Army's Long March. They visited and photographed a large number of relics and personal materials. The 500-person post-production team demonstrated the Long March spirit of the Communists' iron-clad faith, iron-clad belief, iron-clad discipline, and iron-clad responsibility through panoramic reproduction, international perspective narration, oral accounts of those who experienced it, and quantitative interpretation of data. In 2017, on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, we will share the words and pictures of re-taking the Long March with the audience and readers. In memory of the immortal Long March, we are always on the road.

This book is mainly based on dozens of surviving paintings of children who were murdered in the Jewish concentration camps during World War II. It focuses on the core content of adhering to human dignity in suffering, insisting on the creation of beauty and intelligent thinking. It tells the relevant background and recorded characters and stories. It covers the experiences of ordinary Jewish families, Jewish children, Jewish artists and other large numbers of Holocaust victims and their unremitting spiritual pursuits.

After the publication of "Searching for Su Huilian", the author Shen Jia continued to search and investigate, and used unexhausted primary materials to write more than ten independent articles, continuing to narrate the past anecdotes of missionaries in China related to Su Huilian. It involves Hu Shi's understanding of faith and his interactions with Su's father and daughter, which has long been ignored by Hu Shi's numerous research studies; it also tells how the Weng Tonghe family, the largest civil servant family in the late Qing Dynasty, interacted with missionaries, which affected the legendary lives of subsequent generations; "The Origin of Chen Yinke's Employment at Oxford" reveals for the first time the relationship between Chen Yinke and Su Huilian. The stories behind the search and writing of Su Huilian are also recorded, such as "Three Notes on "Treasure Hunting" in England", "Searching for Su Huilian's Graveyard in Oxford", etc. The author's search for his predecessors has traveled across several continents, and there are many twists and turns and bizarre experiences. There are also some articles in the book related to the modern history of Wenzhou. Su Huilian has lived in Wenzhou for a quarter of a century, and looks back on this now famous city from his perspective. Whether it is reinterpreting the origins and transformations of the Fenglin lesson plan, or examining the details of the Art and Literature Hall, the author can use rarely seen foreign materials to tell different stories. Although the author is good at using historical materials and researching historical facts, he also has skills in laying out and narrating the history, making the history both solid and beautiful. There are also many rare old photos from overseas, which are also available to Chinese readers for the first time.

The fashion of the Republic of China is not only the customs and scenery, but also the style and character; it has both wind and rain, elegance and wind and moon. It is a way of life and a spiritual dimension. It is not only the guardian of the traditional essence, but also the embrace of modern civilization. In that era, people thought and lived that way, making people envious and ashamed. The customs of the Republic of China disappeared with the end of an era, leaving only the fascination of future generations. However, they have never disappeared, they are not even far away, they are clearly distinguishable - although the photo is yellowed, the spirit of the year is still the same! How about reliving old dreams now? How about returning to the scene together?

In the second volume of "Reviewing the Past" launched in 2014, the "Image" column published the disappearing Three Gorges landscape and immigrants leaving their homeland recorded by photographer Yan Changjiang with his camera. In the "Special Articles" column of this issue of "Reviewing the Past", Xu Fang's "Miscellaneous Notes from the Cadre School" records the author's two-year life in the cadre school after he was sent to Xixian County, Henan Province with his mother at the age of fifteen. In a special chapter, he recalls the touching past events of his acquaintance and interaction with Gu Zhun and others.

In the first volume of "Reviewing the Past" released in 2014, the "Image" column published nearly forty representative works of Mr. Shen Jiguang's photographs of old Beijing and old objects since the 1980s, with accompanying text written after the "Fragment Picture Book", telling the author's journey of photography over the years and the writing process of "Nostalgia for Beijing" and "Three Thousand Stories".

This book is a historical reading. The special articles of this issue include many important articles. For example, in the "Special Articles" column there is Mr. Fang Zifen's "Old Relative - I would like to write this article to commemorate a friend who has been forgotten for years." The article "Revisiting the Contact between Father and Romain Rolland" in the "Memory" column vividly records every detail and interesting story of his father Yan Zonglin's interaction with Romain Rolland when he was studying and teaching in Switzerland during his youth (1929-1937). The image column "Urban and Rural Scenery in Occupied Areas: Image Records of a Japanese Military Doctor" shows a set of precious photos collected by Mr. Qin Feng of Japanese-occupied areas taken by a Japanese military doctor during the Anti-Japanese War.

This book is a historical reading. This special issue of "Reviewing the Past" contains many important articles. "Reviewing the Past" is a kind of historical and cultural readings edited and published by our publisher, and has been published for 26 volumes. This special issue of "Reviewing the Past" contains many important articles. For example, the special column includes Mr. Wang Chaoguang's "Continuous Cutting, Reasoning and Chaos - The Relationship between Chiang, Song and Kong during the Anti-Japanese War"; the image column "The Russo-Japanese War: History of Success and Failure and the Success and Failure of History" shows Mr. Qin Feng It collects precious images of first-hand reports from the French media during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904; past events columns include "Cao Yu, \u003CThunderstorm\u003E;, Cui Xiaoping - a record of an eternal relationship between teachers and students"; text columns include "Selected Diary of Zhang Hui's Inquiry".