The Last Eunuch: Sun Yaoting

Author: Jia Yinghua
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: In the book "The Last Eunuch Sun Yaoting," the author supplements the true stories of Sun Yaoting's later life, his life before and after death, and the process before and after Jia Yinghua inscribed his tombstone for him. Puyi, in his handwritten preface written during his lifetime, called this book: "A rare collection of Qing court secrets, dispelling the nine layers of clouds of that time." Sun Yaoting, the elderly eunuch over ninety years old, also praised the book in his handwritten preface during his lifetime, saying: "This book is exceptionally detailed and free of any arbitrary fabrication or forced interpretation, making it a trustworthy historical account." The book has been abridged and translated into fifteen languages for overseas publication.