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This book is a popular and popular reading about the history of the ancient country of Loulan. The book begins with Loulan's first appearance in the letters written by the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty during the period of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. In chronological order, it combines ancient and modern Chinese and foreign historical documents and various unearthed cultural relics to tell the story of Loulan's survival in different dynasties, trying to solve many questions about Loulan: What race are the Loulan people? What language do Loulan people speak? When was Loulan founded? Where was the capital of Loulan? How did Loulan survive between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu? What is Loulan's strategic position on the Silk Road? Why did Loulan suddenly perish? What is the reason for Loulan's disappearance...

This book is a panoramic interpretation of the Opium War between China and Britain from 1840 to 1842. The whole book places the Sub-Opium War in the international context, showing the world's power pattern under a wide-angle lens in the mid-19th century. It describes in detail the comparison of the comprehensive strength of China and Britain, pre-war preparations, war processes, post-war results and impacts, etc., Giving readers a comprehensive and multi-level understanding of the Sub-Opium War. The author hopes to use this panoramic interpretation to show the situation when Western countries were accelerating towards modern civilization, while China was stumbling in autocracy and ignorance. Through this comparison, the author hopes to clarify the fundamental reasons why the Qing Dynasty suffered a complete defeat and was repeatedly beaten during the Opium War: It does not depend on the ability of an emperor, the loyalty of several ministers, or the support of the people. The rotten autocratic system is the main reason for the backwardness and beatings of modern China. The text in this book continues the distinctive style of the author's previous works, with sharp humor and a touch of Internet language ridicule, making it a hearty read. Her knowledge background as a history major makes her writing pay great attention to the authenticity and accuracy of historical facts. Coupled with the author's strong social responsibility, the book is thought-provoking and has endless aftertaste. It is a historical work worthy of the market's expectations.

The third part of "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan" analyzes Zeng Guofan's leadership and the employment rules with Chinese characteristics! "Only the most sincerity in the world can defeat the most hypocritical in the world; only the most clumsy in the world can defeat the most skillful in the world." In the minds of many people, Zeng Guofan is often synonymous with "power and conspiracy", and they feel that Zeng Guofan is a scheming and even cunning person. It should be said that this is a big misunderstanding. Zeng Guofan's principle of treating others is not Machiavellian. When Zeng Guofan dealt with the internal relations of the Hunan Army Group, he followed the principle of "clumsy and sincerity", advocating clumsiness and sincerity. The first characteristic of his treatment of colleagues and subordinates is that he does not use power. The second characteristic is that "if you want to establish yourself, you can help others, and if you want to reach yourself, you can help others." The third characteristic is the word "forgiveness", which means accepting people with a broad mind. "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan" tells the ups and downs of Zeng Guofan's life and reveals many unknown details. The author shows us a diligent, pragmatic and self-disciplined "Wen Zhenggong" Zeng Guofan, a contradictory and struggling career official embedded in the core of the system. Through Zeng Guofan, readers can get a glimpse of the subtle and complex "hidden rules" of traditional Chinese officialdom and the unique philosophy of survival with Chinese characteristics.

The second part of "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan" takes a closer look at the "Zeng family", learns about Zeng Guofan from the family culture and the situation of the Zeng family with Zeng Guofan as the core, and leads readers to interpret this model book of family governance with Chinese characteristics - "Zeng Guofan Family Letter". "Rectify oneself first, and govern the country before one's family." As a Confucian, Zeng Guofan's life was based on the logical structure of "The Great Learning". Therefore, he only did four things in his life: self-cultivation, ordering the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. Zeng Guofan's way of managing the family has four points: 1. A strong sense of responsibility for the family, "teaching all my brothers what I know"; 2. Being truthful and frank with the family, sharing his own life experience; 3. The principles are simple and have been verified by his own thinking and verification; 4. Teaching according to people. Of course, if we read "Zeng Guofan Family Letters" in depth, we will also find that no one is perfect, and Zeng Guofan, a famous minister of his generation, also has his shortcomings. "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan" tells the ups and downs of Zeng Guofan's life and reveals many unknown details. The author shows us a diligent, pragmatic and self-disciplined "Wen Zhenggong" Zeng Guofan, a contradictory and struggling career official embedded in the core of the system. Through Zeng Guofan, readers can get a glimpse of the subtle and complex "hidden rules" of traditional Chinese officialdom and the unique philosophy of survival with Chinese characteristics.

The fourth part of "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan", Zeng Guofan's "sincerity" and "hypocrisy", interprets the gray income of a traditional Chinese official. Comprehensively interpret Zeng Guofan's "sincerity" and "hypocrisy", his clear principles and reality under temptation; present the various subtle and complex "rules" of the officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty and the operating rules of social politics. This book is not only a research work on Zeng Guofan, but also a research work on the political and social history of the late Qing Dynasty. Observing the economic life of Zeng Guofan from a unique perspective and with exquisite conception, it analyzes the economic status of officials in the late Qing Dynasty and further restores a more three-dimensional and vivid late Qing dynasty. It is a window and a key to unlock the mystery of the economic ecology and the actual operation of the administrative system of the late Qing political circles. "The Front and Side of Zeng Guofan" tells the ups and downs of Zeng Guofan's life and reveals many unknown details. The author shows us a diligent, pragmatic and self-disciplined "Wen Zhenggong" Zeng Guofan, a contradictory and struggling career official embedded in the core of the system. Through Zeng Guofan, readers can get a glimpse of the subtle and complex "hidden rules" of traditional Chinese officialdom and the unique philosophy of survival with Chinese characteristics.

"Common Sense of Chinese History" is Lu Simian's famous historical work, and it is also my country's first vernacular general history of China. It has been popular at home and abroad for nearly a hundred years since the advent of the Republic of China, and is recognized by many scholars and history enthusiasts. This book is lucidly written, from ancient myths of national origins to the modern revolution of the Republic of China. It provides sophisticated interpretations from political, geographical, social, and cultural aspects, integrating five thousand years of history into one book. This revised version is equipped with a large number of exquisite illustrations to help readers easily get started with Chinese history.

There have been several eras of great divisions in Chinese history, but the Three Kingdoms era had the most talents and the most profound influence. The three dynasties of the Three Kingdoms are regarded as the "General Exhibition Hall of Ancient Chinese Talents", and all kinds of talents from all dynasties can be found here. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" took more than a thousand years from conception to completion. During these thousands of years, on the one hand, there are historical materials of the Three Kingdoms recorded in the annals and the process of folk evolution of historical facts; on the other hand, through "history telling", acting, novels and other means, the storyline of the Three Kingdoms has been enriched and the characters of the Three Kingdoms have become more complete. Based on a deep understanding of the characters in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this book is divided into characters of the Eastern Han, Wei, Shu, Wu, and Western Jin Dynasties. It uses modern concepts and thinking to interpret the life experience, experience, personality, abilities, and endings of nearly a hundred characters in the book.

"Wu Yue Chun Qiu" is a work written by Zhao Ye of the Eastern Han Dynasty that details the historical events of Wu and Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There has always been controversy about its stylistic nature. This book provides a new perspective and examines "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" in the context of philosophical thought from the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. On the basis of in-depth study of the text, in-depth narrative texture, and extensive absorption of cutting-edge theories from international academic circles, "lying" is taken as a main line in the interpretation of "Wu Yue Chun Qiu". All topics are discussed with "lying" as the center. The "lying" referred to in this book has its specific cultural and political connotations. The author not only elaborates on the connotation of "lie" in detail, but also analyzes the type, nature and performance of "lie" in detail. Through the mirror of "lie", the images of important figures in the Spring and Autumn Period such as Gou Jian and Wu Zixu are vividly displayed in front of readers.

History books not only record the wonderful lives of princes and generals, but also many ordinary people. History is not a carefully arranged script, and many inconspicuous little people may inadvertently change the direction of history. This book focuses on ordinary people in history and uses a microscopic perspective to tell the major events they caused or experienced. Ordinary people rarely have a Machiavellian mind and are prone to being impulsive, but they also shine with a glimmer of humanity. They may be willing to act as killers with butcher knives in their hands out of righteous indignation, and get involved in the troubled times of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They may also be greedy for personal gain, frame the pillars, and hasten the demise of a dynasty. Or they may work hard to establish extraordinary achievements in a humble position and protect the peace of all countries. From them we can see the atmosphere of the times and the real life of the people, and we can also discover the causes and imprints of historical changes or major turning points, making the grand history full of flesh and blood and more moving. Beings as small as dust are also the protagonists of history, and they deserve to be seen.

From the First Emperor of Qin to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, several generations of emperors blazed a new trail in the midst of centuries of hardship. Together, they completed a great change in China's political system - from co-ruling the world and establishing separate states to a unified country with centralized power and supremacy of imperial power. This had a profound impact on the politics and history of the next two thousand years. This book takes the national policy changes of the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty as its main theme, from the collapse of the Zhou Dynasty to the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, to the Han's inheritance of the Qin Dynasty, and finally to the mature Han Dynasty, unfolding the picture of the Qin and Han system changes for readers. Starting from the four dimensions of era, characters, factions, and culture, through micro-level psychological analysis of characters and decision-making of famous emperors and generals from Emperor Qin to Han Wu, combined with macro-level trend deduction, using important historical events as nodes and starting points, it provides readers with an in-depth analysis of the internal affairs of historical figures. The decision-making logic of the heart not only shows the outstanding talents of historical figures in "heroes make the times", but also shows the limitations and difficulties of "the times make heroes" that historical figures cannot escape. It tries its best to show readers in the era of great changes, how each familiar historical celebrity stands out, and why it is difficult to distinguish their merits and demerits.

In the twentieth year of Wanli (1592), Japan brazenly launched an aggressive war against North Korea and the Ming Dynasty of China. At the request of the Korean king, Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, resolutely sent the famous general Li Rusong to the Eastern Expedition to resist Japan and aid Korea, and fertile the Korean Peninsula with blood. Everyone has their own feelings and judgments about history. The author adopts the method of "Zuo Zhuan" to make the decision before success or failure, using people to lead the affairs, and vividly shows the strategies of the various forces and the wit of the generals before the war. In the book, the image of each character is so distinct, and the connotation of each character is so rich. Wanli's victory in resisting Japan and aiding Korea had a decisive impact on the development of the Asian pattern.

The Ming Dynasty was the relatively cleanest and toughest dynasty in history, but it still could not escape the historical laws of the feudal empire. This book begins with Ming Taizu's iron-fisted governance of the country, from the absolute incorruptibility and zero tolerance at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, to the gradual emergence of slight cracks, and finally to the fact that it became difficult to recover and finally paid the heaviest price. From the perspectives of finance, imperial examinations, and court regulations, the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than 300 years is described in detail. From the "Four Major Cases of Hongwu" in the Zhu Yuanzhang period, to the "Change of Seizing the Gate" of Emperor Jingtai, to the "three pavilions made of paper and six ministers of clay" in the Xianzong Dynasty. Among them are loyal people with innocent hearts, sinners who have been despised by history through the ages, and court villains who blindly protect themselves. Zhu Yuanzhang, Yu Qian, Tang Bohu, Zhang Juzheng, Wei Zhongxian... These well-known historical figures have brought us new inspiration through the author's narration.

"The Great History of Confucius": Li Shuo describes the life and world of the saint in detail, restores the truth of Confucius' life, and reveals the hidden secrets that have not been revealed for thousands of years. Taking the life of Confucius as a microcosm, it fully demonstrates the style of aristocratic society in the Spring and Autumn Period. "Three Hundred Years of the Civil War": How to fight a cold weapon war? Li Shuo wrote about the details of arms and tactics, corrected the deficiencies in history and ancient books, revealed the truth about the changes in the Six Dynasties, and described the troubled times of blood and sword disputes. "The Wanderer of History": Li Shuo's courageous work, 12 episodes of academic wandering, and 3,000 years of time and space travel. This book has a broad vision, taking into account many fields such as political history, social history, legal history, and intellectual history. In addition to sorting out historical materials and constructing stories, it also has insight into people's hearts and strives to restore the little-known subtleties and truths in the depths of time.

What this book presents is not "a report card of the Song Dynasty", but "the production methods, lifestyles, ways of thinking, and behaviors that modern people think did not exist in ancient times, and most probably did not exist in 'other ancient times', but the Song Dynasty had them." Can you imagine that the people of the Song Dynasty also loved staying up late and sucking cats as much as you do, that the emperors and common people of the Song Dynasty also ate takeaways like you, and that the salary levels of senior officials in the Song Dynasty were not as good as those of the rich in 18th-tier counties as in modern times? The author of this book has studied the history of the Song Dynasty for many years. He cites 127 historical materials in the book and attaches high-definition Song paintings, charts and hand-drawn drawings to restore the true style of the Song Dynasty for you and provide a panoramic view of how all classes in the Song Dynasty lived their daily lives. After reading this book, you may find that many modern people still have some misunderstandings about the Song Dynasty.

The set has 10 volumes in total, including "The History of the Qin Dynasty that needs to be read all night long", "The History of the Han Dynasty that needs to be read even if you stay up all night", "The History of the Three Kingdoms that needs to be read even if you stay up all night", "The History of the Jin Dynasty that needs to be read even if you stay up all night", "The History of the Great Jin Dynasty that needs to be read even if you stay up all night" "The History of the Song Dynasty", "The History of the Sui Dynasty that you need to stay up all night to read", "The History of the Tang Dynasty that you need to stay up all night to read", "The History of the Yuan Dynasty that you need to stay up all night to read", "The History of the Ming Dynasty that you need to stay up all night to read", "The History of the Qing Dynasty that you need to stay up all night to read".

The "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens", the Old Summer Palace, is a window for in-depth understanding of the history, palace life, and royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty. This book is divided into three parts: "The Emperor and the Empress in the Imperial Garden", "Reminiscing about Old News on the Range Rover" and "How Many People and Things", with a total of more than 30 articles. It brings together many scholars of Qing history to talk about the story of the Old Summer Palace that is closer to history, outlines the art and humanistic activities of the royal gardens in a delicate way, and pursues the lost "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens".

"Tolerance and Stubbornness" centers on the growth path, life experience and social activities of Sima Guang, a historian, politician and great Confucian of the Northern Song Dynasty. It tells the historical changes of the five dynasties that his life spanned from Zhenzong, Renzong, Yingzong, Shenzong to Zhezong, as well as the interactions, grievances and entanglements of famous officials in the political arena of the Northern Song Dynasty such as Wang Anshi, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and the Su Shi brothers. "Fireworks in the World - Daily Life and Life Buried in History" is a popular historical work that interprets the history of daily life in ancient China in a simple and in-depth way. The author provides a thorough interpretation and in-depth care of the fate of individuals in ancient history from the microscopic perspective of ancient people's clothing, food, housing, transportation, walking, sitting, and lying down. "Laws and Human Hearts - The Interaction between People and Systems in the Imperial Period" is a popular book for ordinary readers that comprehensively explains the entanglements between people and systems in the imperial period, based on 30 years of historical research by teacher Zhao Dongmei, an expert on Song history from Peking University. This book consists of three parts: institutional history, cultural history, and intensive reading of historical works. The author changes the serious stereotype of institutional narratives, and uses a relaxed and lively way to think about institutional changes, understand the gains and losses of previous institutions, and tell the relationship between the system and people at different levels from national stories, group stories, and individual stories. Compared with other writers of institutional history, the author puts more emphasis on "paying attention to the life and destiny of individuals from a historical perspective."

A classic masterpiece by the author who won the 2010 Wolfson History Prize. The Wall Street Journal's top ten best books of 2021. Thousands of islands are scattered across the vast Pacific Ocean, inhabited by many different peoples. Beginning with Captain James Cook in the 16th century, European explorers who visited the Pacific were shocked to see people thriving thousands of kilometers away from the mainland. Who are these people? Where do they come from? How did they arrive and disperse across such a vast ocean of islands? The distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the migrations of humans between the islands of Asia and the Americas starting in late prehistory, and the seafaring technology that made these epic voyages possible. This book allows you to quickly understand the island civilization in the Pacific, while also experiencing the myths, history and customs of the islanders in an all-round and multi-dimensional way.

When Louis XIII set out to build his hunting palace in sparsely populated Versailles in 1623, he must not have imagined that this small two-story building would be expanded by his son Louis XIV into a magnificent, gorgeous and luxurious palace complex in Europe. For hundreds of years, this unique "French garden" has witnessed France's glorious and turbulent history, and has also triggered imitation by European countries. In this book, French history expert Colin Jones uses the latest research results to explain the unusual rise and fall of the Palace of Versailles, examines its process from construction and repair to becoming an eternal historical heritage, and explores how this pearl in the treasure house of human art gradually gained a status comparable to myth from a landscape architecture that demonstrated royal power, and finally became a symbol of French historical memory.

The Sarpedon vase was once the pride of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This cocktail shaker, made by the Athenian potter Oxiteos and the painter Euphronios, is actually only 45.7 Centimeters high, but that does not prevent it from becoming the first ancient Greek pottery bottle to sell for a million dollars on the art market, nor does it prevent a series of bizarre events comparable to Hollywood suspense blockbusters from being related to it. In this book, British classical scholar Nigel Spivey will lead us to a "close" appreciation of this "hot pot" (the nickname of the pottery bottle) from the late 6th century BC, to see why it is so small and expensive, why it seems to always be "scandalous", and most importantly - the image of "Death and Sleep carrying Sarpedon's corpse" on the bottle, especially the arm of the dead, has affected the inheritance and development of Western art for thousands of years.

In this book, David Andrés makes a shocking statement: It was the French peasant class that made the Revolution of 1789 a victory and defended its final results. For a long time, when people talked about this revolution, they only focused on the French aristocracy, elites, and citizens. But in fact, the struggle of the peasant class benefited a wider group of people and had a greater impact. Historical works devote more space to telling the stories of Robespierre, Danton, and Napoleon, but ignore the French farmers who took the lead in rising up in this revolution, and their active role in desperately defending their political rights and the rights of the people at the bottom. This book shows us a rural world full of conscience, diligence and down-to-earth, and shows how people in this world struggle to defend their lives and work hard for future generations and the collective.

After a new world is born, everyone will begin to get used to its existence. From horse-drawn railways to today's high-speed railways, the century-old history of trains and railways is completely recorded. Trains and railways are pioneers of the economy and a booster of the process of human civilization. Capital, energy, technology, revolution, country, war, industrialists, reformers, politicians, businessmen... A history of trains and railways is a brief history of the modern world. Christian Warmer uses the development of trains and railways as a clue to comprehensively demonstrate the impact of the invention of railways on everyone in the past 200 years. From the establishment of the nine-to-five work system, to people's living, eating and entertainment styles, to the international pattern, history has been restored to its original appearance in a changing and flowing world.

One day in the summer of 1215, at Runnymede on the Thames, John, the "Landless King", was forced by a group of feudal nobles to sign a document that although neither party was satisfied with, would eventually change future generations - the 1215 Magna Carta. This document was of great significance and far-reaching influence. It not only established the concept of "habeas corpus", but also put the originally arrogant royal power in a cage, laying the foundation for the British constitutional monarchy. But the question is, more than 800 years have passed, why are people still talking about this boring document full of technical details? In this book, the famous British historian Dan Jones takes us back to the Plantagenet Dynasty with a wonderful pen, and re-examines the background, process and impact of the birth of this document, especially how it obtained its unprecedented historical status.

38 typical imperial elites and 38 ways of life cover the life patterns of all elites in ancient China, virtually forming a miniature history of China. What this book hopes to do is to tear off labels and stereotypes, reconstruct the richness of each period of history and life, and restore as diverse and complex details as possible. We don't even dare to draw conclusions about any of the biographies we write about. We just want to use a slightly colder brushstrokes to arrive at a relatively accurate historical situation. Although we still carry the moral law in our hearts, we are always just spectators of other people's lives.

In the era in which she lived, Wu Zetian, faced with the dilemma of power, could only make "choices without choices" again and again. Her life experience was the result of historical necessity and individual choices. It can be said that it was historical destiny that created a generation of queens. The reason why Wu Zetian is still a huge topic today may not necessarily be because of the mysteries and legends, but because thousands of years have passed and society has developed to this day. People have been dragged away from the shackles of feudalism, have more rights, and bear more responsibilities. However, the power dilemma Wu Zetian encountered a thousand years ago still resonates with modern people to a certain extent. Sometimes, historical figures and our contemporary people are like neighbors living on different floors. Although they don't often meet, their presence can be felt all the time.

"Heritage: Chinese History Behind a Century-old Family" is a popular history book about famous families in history. This book selects 38 famous families in history. These families may have lasted for hundreds or even thousands of years, or they may have had celebrities emerge in succession. This book combs through the origins, rise and fall of each of these families, narrates the deeds of famous figures from each family, and explains the success of these families. For a family, the inheritance of material wealth often only lasts two or three generations, while the inheritance of spiritual culture can benefit several or even dozens of generations. The success of these famous families in history is often precisely because they pay attention to inheriting spiritual culture. This book tells the story of how these centuries-old families pass on their spiritual wealth through the specific stories of each family.

Ai Gongzi's new work, "If history is a long river, then the mysteries in history are like water ripples on the river surface, rising with the wind and spreading layer by layer. And through the ripples, we can glimpse the ecology under the water, and thus have a deeper perception of the entire history. This book selects 40 independent historical mysteries, and uses a news feature-style writing style to analyze them piece by piece, peel off the cocoons, constantly focus on the historical reality, and dig deeper into the history. Historical significance. From the unsolved historical cases for thousands of years, to the mysteries in the gaps in ancient books, and to the truth behind the history and legends. Now, please follow our strokes to see the water lines of the long river of history, and the undercurrents beneath the water lines. The sequel of "The History of China in Mysteries" contains 40 various bizarre cases and 40 hearty historical reasonings. Through the ripples of the mysterious cases, you can see the full picture of the long river of history.

Uncover the hidden financial logic behind three thousand years of Chinese history. The history of money is not only "finance", but also "politics". The demise of many dynasties was fundamentally determined by finances. The fate of the dynasty could not be changed even by the wise and foolish emperors and generals. Follow the money and see a different Chinese history. In any time and space, the game of wealth can tear a hole in history. From this section, readers can see the competition between forces of all parties and understand the true driving force for the forward development of history. For the Chinese Empire, the history of money is not only "finance", but also "politics". This book has a total of thirty chapters, starting from the early taxation in the pre-Qin Dynasty to the tax branch in the late Qing Dynasty. By answering historical questions one by one, it uses financial clues to reorganize the growth process of ancient China and explains many historical phenomena from the perspective of money. Each lecture in the book revolves around three clues: the changing trajectories of the three elements of the fiscal system, revenue, expenditure, and management, in historical time and space; looking at the continuous growth of the Chinese country from the perspective of changes in the fiscal system; and the historical process of the coercive power in the fiscal field gradually realizing publicization from the private power of the monarch. Follow the money and see a different Chinese history.

This book is a public history book that tells the story of the Yaqian Peasant Movement, the red root of Zhejiang Province. It was compiled for the editor. The Yaqian peasant movement that occurred in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang was the first peasant movement led by the Communist Party of China. It opened the prelude to the peasant revolution led by the Communist Party of China. This also made the Yaqian peasant movement occupy a very important position in the history of the Communist Party of China. The author uses archival documents to sort out the ideological foundation, organizational foundation, and class foundation of this movement, introduces rural education and rural governance related to the movement, and specifically shows the deeds of various advanced figures in this movement. All these make this book both academic and readable, with good academic value and social benefits.

From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, we will reveal the historical truth in popular unofficial history for you! This book analyzes 22 popular unofficial histories in Chinese history from Three Dynasties and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It reveals the historical truth in popular unofficial histories through scene reproduction, historical data collection, and logical reasoning. Is Qin Shihuang's biological father Lu Buwei? Did Song Taizong kill his brother and usurp the throne? Did Zheng He go to the Western Seas to find Emperor Jianwen? Was Yongzheng's accession to the throne a false edict to seize the direct descendants? Pretending to be a princess for more than 20 years without anyone finding out? Which of the two "Prince Chongzhen" in the north and south is the fake? ...Rumors do not appear out of thin air, the truth is often hidden within them.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

The Yuan Dynasty was the first unified dynasty established by ethnic minorities in Chinese history. The Yuan Empire, which arose in the desert grasslands, quickly rose and died in East Asia with the power of a mighty tiger. As a result of conquering the vast Eurasian region and actively absorbing the strengths of multiple civilizations, the Yuan Dynasty's commodity economy and overseas trade were relatively prosperous, promoting exchanges between Chinese and foreign cultures. Culture has also developed towards diversification, and cultural forms such as Yuan opera and Sanqu have enriched the connotation of Chinese culture. This book comprehensively presents the historical features of the Yuan Empire and outlines the rise and fall of this huge empire in Chinese history.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

The presence of the Western and Eastern Jin Dynasties in Chinese history is relatively low, especially the Western Jin Dynasty. Although it merged with the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, and was known as a unified dynasty, it was full of calculations, and its kingdom was only 51 years old. If it started with the destruction of Dongwu, it would only have been in power for 37 years, which was far from being compared with the Western Han Dynasty. The Kingdom of Zuo in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was a little longer, more than a hundred years old, but it only defended the southern half of the Yangtze River. During the founding of the country, it was in turmoil, with powerful enemies coveting it from outside, and powerful officials inside who were domineering and cowardly. The Eastern Jin Dynasty left a mark in history mainly because of its famous celebrities and the fragrance of calligraphy and painting. In view of this, this book uses heavy ink and color to illustrate the wealth and corruption of the Western Jin Dynasty, and then uses meticulous brushwork to describe the romance and demise of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Compared with the great unified dynasties such as Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Ming and Qing, the Song Dynasty can only be regarded as a small unified dynasty. In fact, the Southern Song Dynasty is not even a small unified dynasty. However, the two Song dynasties combined lasted for 319 years, which was far superior to the Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties, and was second only to the two Han dynasties. Moreover, its economic development, cultural prosperity, and ideological prosperity are enough to be praised by future generations. Mr. Chen Yinke, a master of modern history, said with great joy: "The culture of the Chinese nation has evolved over thousands of years and reached its peak in the Tianshui Dynasty." The "Tianshui Dynasty" here refers to the Song Dynasty. So, in the long history of the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, what interesting things happened and what interesting people appeared? This book explains it all for you.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty ushered in a prosperous age in Chinese history with its unprecedented splendor and prosperity, with literary talents, illustrious martial arts, and the coming of thousands of nations. However, behind the scenes of the prosperous age was conspiracy and bloodshed, and the prosperity was followed by war and decline. The ruins of the ruins, a glimmer of afterglow, remain of the glory of the prosperous age.

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

There were two great dynasties in ancient Chinese history, the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. However, after the great rule, two great chaos followed. That is, the turbulent times of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty and the turbulent times of the Ten Kingdoms at the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. But compared with the chaotic times of the late Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the chaotic times of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty were chaotic in terms of standards, levels, brilliance, and art. Many people even believe that the troubled times of the Five Hus and Sixteen Kingdoms in the late Jin Dynasty, which were even more chaotic than these two troubled times, were directly a continuation of the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms. However, people's understanding of the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms is mainly influenced by the romance novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which contains many falsehoods and fallacies. This book focuses on restoring the romance based on historical facts and strives to show a true history of the Three Kingdoms.

The first half of "The History of China in the Forbidden City" tells the story: from Kublai Khan's founding of the Yuan Dynasty, to the move of the capital to the Forbidden City in the 18th year of Yongle's reign, and finally to the discovery of Emperor Chongzhen's body at Dongzhimen in the Ming Dynasty. Taking the construction and maturity of the Forbidden City as the axis, it uses humorous and vivid language to write about the joys and sorrows that happened in the palace, as well as many historical events witnessed by the Forbidden City. At the same time, it combines the knowledge of ancient architecture to introduce the construction of the main palaces and the knowledge behind them. The second half is about: starting from the Forbidden City in Shenyang, to the time spent in the Forbidden City during the prosperous ages of Kangxi and Qianlong, and finally to the historical twilight and twists and turns of the Forbidden City's fate in modern history under the smoke of artillery fire. At the same time, it is further clarified that the historical system of the Forbidden City has passed through the Xinyou Coup, the Second Opium War, the Secret Gate Disturbance, the Reform Movement of 1898, etc., Including the buildings of the Summer Palace, Xiyuan, and Summer Resort. At the end of the book, it is supplemented by Wang Guowei's watering in Kunming Lake and the removal of the cultural relics of the Forbidden City during the war, comprehensively showing the rise and fall of the Forbidden City over six hundred years.

This was a dynasty that pushed Confucian civilization to its peak, and it was also a dynasty with highly developed commercial civilization. Five continents came to congratulate, and all the nations came to visit. This was another dynasty with severe laws and severe punishments, and the desires of monarchs and ministers were inflated. In the later period, strange things happened frequently and people were panicked... Finally, it collapsed in 1645 and headed towards the abyss of overturning.

The Han Dynasty was one of the most important periods in Chinese history. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the Han Dynasty followed the centralized system of the Qin Dynasty, strengthened the power of the central government, and established Confucianism as the orthodox ideology of feudal rule, pushing the national power to a new peak. In the process of governance and prosperity, it resisted the invasion of the Huns and established a great era of Chinese territory. This book provides a vivid and picturesque description of this series of social elites and historical figures who emerged at the historic moment.

The Sui Dynasty ended the nearly 300-year split since the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, eliminated all kinds of cultural chaos after the Five Husties in China, vigorously promoted Sinicization, and laid a solid foundation for the subsequent development of Tang, Song, and Han culture. When historians govern history, whenever they discuss the culture, economy and various political systems of the Tang Dynasty, they cannot do without the Sui Dynasty. The Sui and Tang Dynasties together are recognized by the world as China's most powerful period. But precisely because the Sui Dynasty was tied to the Tang Dynasty and its own history was too short, it was often ignored by the public. This book starts from the birth and origin of the Sui Dynasty and ends with its complete end. This book uses humorous language to take readers through the majestic prosperity and turmoil of the Sui Dynasty.

As the first unified dynasty in Chinese history, the Qin Dynasty had a very short history, only fifteen years, but the history of the Qin State was nearly seven hundred years. The Qin State rose up little by little from a small country with a territory of no more than fifty miles. In the end, Qin Shihuang launched a long-term strategy to control the inner world, swallowed up the princes for two weeks, acted as the supreme and controlled the Liuhe, beat and beat the world, and became powerful all over the world. How arduous the process was, and how spectacular the life and death test it experienced! This book starts from the beginning of the Qin Dynasty to the end of the Sui Dynasty, trying to paint a panoramic view of the Qin Dynasty so that everyone can have an overall understanding of the development of the Qin Dynasty.

Is Kangxi really only a little over 1.5 Meters tall? Why did Qianlong ban "Dayi Mijuelu"? What was the cause of Emperor Guangxu's death? Is Cixi a beauty? After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, why are many people still unwilling to cut their braids... With novel viewpoints and humorous words, the new book by the famous Sina blogger and headliner Qin Shiyong is a hot seller, making you want to stop and stay up all night to read it!

"This Han Dynasty is So Interesting" begins with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, and continues to the Zen position of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, a total of more than 400 years of history. The complete set of books consists of seven volumes and is published in two parts. The first part includes the first four volumes, starting from the struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han and ending with Wang Mang's replacement of the Han Dynasty; the second part includes the last three volumes, starting from Liu Xiu's rebellion and ending with Cao Pi's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

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