Tianwen (4 volumes)

Author: Lin Peifen
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: As we all know, "Heavenly Questions" is a part of the Chuci. Wang Yi said that it was written when Qu Yuan was exiled, wandering and melancholic in the mountains and marshes. He saw images of heaven, earth, mountains, rivers, and divine spirits, as well as the deeds of ancient sages and heroes, depicted on the shrines of the former kings of Chu and the ministers. Overwhelmed with doubts and confusion, he wrote questions on the walls, one by one, to express his grief and vent his indignation. This is a tragic history of the clash between new forces and the old world. Author Lin Peifen, with a powerful yet compassionate brush, draws readers into the turbulent hearts of the times during the late Ming Dynasty when the ranks of the noble and humble were reversed and people endured hardships. The untimely Ming Emperor Chongzhen, the powerless Yuan Chonghuan, the territorial-expanding Hong Taiji, the empire-conquering Li Zicheng, and the ethereal Liu Rushi—these extraordinary historical figures, who poured their life's passion into the flow of time, are brought back to life with the author's brilliant pen. They intertwine to form this grand, vast, and tragic epic of the era!