Thousands of Years of Romance: the Majesty of Qin and Han Dynasties

"Thousand Years of Romance" is a historical book series with novel themes. The series takes time as the axis and is divided into many parts such as "The Magnificent Winds of Qin and Han Dynasties", "Smoke and Clouds of Wei and Jin Dynasties", "Weather of Tang and Song Dynasties", "Pulsation of Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties", "Ding Ding of Ming and Qing Dynasties", etc. Each of them is an independent chapter, but also echoes each other, and jointly outlines the magnificent picture of the two thousand years of Chinese civilization. The book takes characters as its warp and events as its latitude, selecting the most representative historical figures and key nodes during the Qin and Han Dynasties and laying out them one by one. From Liu Bang's founding of the Han Dynasty and the rule of Wenjing, to the expansion of territory by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty; from the resurgence of Guangwu and the rule of Mingzhang, to the alternation of power between relatives and eunuchs, and the decline of the Eastern Han Dynasty - every period of history is based on detailed historical materials and literary imagination. It not only respects historical facts, but is also popular and readable. The book pays special attention to the "civilian perspective". History is not only the genealogy of emperors and generals, but also the joys and sorrows of countless ordinary people. Zhao Er sells vegetables, Aunt Liu buys radishes, and Li Laoshuan farms - these fictional but real little characters are interspersed with big history, allowing readers to see the heights of temples and the distance of rivers and lakes. Their conversations, their joys and sorrows, and their fates form the background of history. In terms of writing style, the whole book adheres to the principle of "doing nothing in big things and not in small things". What is recorded in the history books must be faithfully presented; what is not recorded in the history books must be reasonably deduced. In terms of language, pursue conciseness, liveliness, humor and vividness, and avoid academic and didactic tone. The "Millennium Looking Back" at the end of each article extracts from history some enlightening thoughts for today's people.