Blood-iron lotus

Author: Jian Jia
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is based on a sensational case in Macau during the late Qing Dynasty that shook the court and shocked Western powers. It depicts the entire process of the patriotic hero Lin Weiliang assassinating the Portuguese Governor of Macau, Salvador. The storyline is intricate, the content is thrilling, filled with love and hate, and the (gleaming of swords and flashing of lights) are vividly portrayed, moving people to tears. On the wall of a private school hangs a scroll: "Those with ambition will succeed, break the boat and burn the oars, the hundred-two passes will ultimately belong to Chu; those who persevere will not be disappointed by heaven, sleep on ashes and taste bitter, three thousand Yue troops can conquer Wu."