The Great Biography of Chinese Emperors

Author: Zhang Shiwen
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is part of the Key Book Project of Guangming Daily Press—the Illustrated Biographical Series of Famous Figures in Chinese History. It selects twenty of the most representative emperors in Chinese history. Some experienced the peak of the nation's development, others rose during times of national crisis, some sank into tragic songs of decline, and others fell amidst songs of prosperity. After a millennium of prosperity and a century of humiliation, studying emperors from history becomes even more significant for providing lessons for the present. The editors strive to realistically and vividly recreate the lives and deeds of emperors through concise formats, refined text, innovative layouts, and exquisite illustrations, combining these elements to reveal the underlying patterns of Chinese society's transition from chaos to order, from order to chaos, and its cycles of prosperity and decline. They also interpret the arduous process of the nation's transformation and rise, making historical research better serve contemporary society.