Things About the Han Dynasty

When the word "Han" becomes the name of a nation, and when the camel bells on the Silk Road become the code of civilization, when we look back on the four hundred years of the dynasty, what we see is never a cold chronology. It is Bai Shanshan's forbearance when breaking through the encirclement, it is the pride when the wolf is sealed in Xu; it is the sweetness of Weiyang Palace's ice cream, it is the eloquence of the scholars in Taixue; it is Zhuo Wenjun's decisive pen and ink, and it is the everlasting glimmer of Changxin's palace lantern. This was the Han Dynasty - an era that left a spiritual imprint on Chinese civilization amid a world of gold, iron, horses and fireworks. When writing "Those Things of the Han Dynasty", I don't want to just talk about the power of the emperors and generals, but also want to take you into that vivid era: go to Weiyang Palace to see Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty enjoying smoothies, go to Taixue to listen to the sound of poor scholar Chen Fan reading, go to the Silk Road to smell the mixed smell of camel bells and spices, and go to the folk to watch the joy of men, women, old and young playing Cuju. We will talk about Wei Qing's oath before he went to war, and the sweat of the farmers on the field ridges; we will talk about the storms in "Historical Records", and the true feelings in "The White Head Song". Because the history of the Han Dynasty has always been intertwined with the stories of countless people - the forbearing monarch, the brave soldiers, the wise scholars, the craftsmen who made wine, the teenagers who played football, and the decisive women, who together created the background of "Han". When you turn the pages of this book, you will find that the Han Dynasty has never been far away. It is the backbone of our blood, the tolerance in culture, and the fireworks in life. Those stories about perseverance and pioneering, etiquette and warmth, planted the spiritual seeds for us as early as two thousand years ago.