Three Hundred Years of the Qing Dynasty Through the Eyes of a Bannerman

"Three Hundred Years of the Qing Dynasty in the Eyes of a Bannerman" takes the life of An Ming (virtual), an ordinary bannerman of the Xianglan Banner, as a clue, and uses a first-person popular tone to connect the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty over three hundred years. From the first time I heard the legend of the "Thirteen Armors" in the snow of Hetuala, to the anxiety of following the Eight Banners soldiers into the Forbidden City; from the enthusiasm of the youth when Emperor Kangxi captured Obei, to the time when Emperor Yongzheng reviewed the memorial until late at night Iron fist; from the grand pomp of Emperor Qianlong's southern tour, to the afterglow of the empire floating in the opium smoke; from the beacon fire of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, to the blood and tears of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, to the gunshot at the top of Wuchang City that ended the monarchy... An Ming's eyes have seen the ambition and helplessness of the emperor, the greed and clarity of the officialdom, the suffering and tenacity of the people, and the transformation of braids from a symbol of glory into a heavy shackles. He is not a historical trend-setter, but an ordinary person struggling under the torrent of the times. However, he uses the most realistic feelings to write down the true appearance of a dynasty from its rise to its collapse - the glory of the war, the vanity of the people, the pain of changing dynasties, and the detailed stories about survival, dignity and hope hidden in the gaps in the history books. Opening this book is like listening to an old man in an alley talking about ancient times. There are no gorgeous words, but it can make you laugh and cry, and understand the wind and rain of three hundred years and the world.