Romance of the Eastern Zhou States (Youth Edition)

Author: Yu Shaoyu
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: This book describes the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods as a time in Chinese history that was both chaotic and fascinating. The slave society was beginning to disintegrate, and a new feudal society was taking shape. After the collapse of the Western Zhou, the Eastern Zhou that followed lacked authority, and local feudal lords dominated their regions. Over hundreds of years of continuous wars of conquest, many states emerged. The Five Hegemons of Spring and Autumn and the Seven Powers of the Warring States successively took the historical stage, performing various exciting and tense historical stories. On stage, there were beautiful women capable of captivating the country, strong men who could lift ancient bronze tripods, generals skilled in military strategy, and treacherous villains. Of course, there were also many kings who were either foolish and incompetent or wise and capable. These numerous characters together form the splendid scenes depicted in the book.