Taiping Rebellion (3 Volumes) (Paperback)

Author: Zhang Xiaotian
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Publishing Date: 1999-01-01
Features: A Legend - Under the name of God, a pure Chinese peasant uprising was launched for "land to the tiller"; countless heroes sacrificed themselves for the ideal "Taiping Heavenly Kingdom"; Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Chen Yucheng - these historical figures finally reveal their vivid and highly humanized sides through literature. Many mysteries of this grand history are also unveiled. This is the full-length original novel of the mega TV series "The Taiping Rebellion," produced by China Central Television and investing 150 million yuan, surpassing "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin." The author himself adapted and rewrote the script. Drawing on a wealth of new research on the history of the Taiping Rebellion, the author insists on objectivity and truth, avoiding any fictionalization. After ten years of creation, this epic historical narrative has been completed. The novel is grand in scope, combining literary and martial elements, vividly recreating the most influential, largest in participants, longest-lasting, and most tragic peasant war in Chinese and world history. It details the rise and fall of the shocking and monumental rebellion, exploring the deeper reasons for its failure. The novel profoundly reveals the inherent flaws of the later stages, such as internal strife and corruption among the leaders, depicting the heart-stirring scene of peasants caught in the midst of a leader's infighting. The novel is highly readable, getting more engaging as you go! It excels in blending history and emotion, with people as the threads weaving the history. The relationships and internal conflicts are intricate and sharply defined. Several groups of characters are portrayed with lifelike vitality. The destinies of numerous artistic figures intertwine to form a splendid historical epic: Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Chen Yucheng, Li Xiuquan, Hong Xuanjiao, Fu Shangxiang, Zeng Wanmei, Shi Yiyang, Su Sanniang... The blood of the soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom is eternal, and their loyalty is lasting - Zeng Tianyang fought to the death with his coffin, Lin Fengxiang was executed brutally in the capital, Hong Xuanjiao died in his place, Chen Yucheng and Zeng Wanmei's wedding ceremony at the execution ground, Li Xiuquan and Shi Yiyang's love and hate in life and death, Fu Shangxiang walked into a trap to retrieve Yang Xiuqing's body, Shi Dakai sacrificed himself to save three thousand soldiers, Luo Dalong and Su Sanniang died heroically in an ambush, and the generals of Tianjing burned themselves to death with firewood when the city fell...