Back door of Chinese history

Author: Xu Hui
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Lu Xun said that Chinese history has been a journey of "deception and fraud." Since Confucius, Chinese history has been deliberately altered. Rulers and the mainstream ideology they rely on, driven by an inexplicable fear, have implemented official purification of texts. The consequence of this purification, known as the "Twenty-Four Histories," is merely a genealogy of emperors, generals, and ministers. However—just as castration leaves impurity, nets still allow fish to escape, and even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. "Official purification" always leaves various loopholes, and the gaps between the scribes' fingers often reveal interesting messages. This is what is called the "back door of history." The author of this book, with a rigorous academic attitude or a satirical and critical deconstruction style, explores the back door of history from Chinese classics, uncovering the truth hidden within the "deception and fraud" of history.