The Secret History of the Qing Dynasty

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 text and images complementing each other. The majority of the book is based on historical writings, but it also incorporates some content from unofficial and folk histories. With exquisite penmanship, the author grandly and artistically recreates the historical changes of the thirteen dynasties of the Great Qing Empire over more than 200 years. While narrating major historical events, the author interweaves detailed and vivid descriptions of the emperors, concubines, eunuchs, royal princes, high ministers, and other figures at various levels in the Qing court, shaping a large number of lifelike historical characters.