Zheng Jin: My Years of Struggle in Southern Ming

The late Ming and early Qing dynasties were a time of upheaval. Emperor Yongli had fled to Burma, anti-Qing forces were dwindling by the day, and the Qing dynasty was at the height of its power. A dense darkness shrouded all of China. What kind of waves could a man from a later age stir up? How could a traditional land power change its ways and make use of both land and sea? The story of an ordinary man’s struggles in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.