The Secret History of the Qing Court

Author: Wang Haoyuan
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book is a revised edition based on Wang Haoyuan's "Secret History of the Qing Court," originally published by Shanghai Wenye Bookstore. It includes several beautifully drawn illustrations to achieve the effect of combining text and images. Most of the book is based on historical records, but it also incorporates some content from unofficial and folk histories. With exquisite writing, the author grandly and artistically recreates the historical changes of the Qing Empire's thirteen dynasties over more than 200 years. While narrating major historical events, the author weaves in detailed and vivid descriptions of the emperors, consorts, eunuchs, princes, ministers, and various figures of the Qing court, shaping a host of lifelike historical characters.