And send the heart to the bright moon: A study on Ming Dynasty figures and customs

Author: Teng Xincai
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This book consists of three parts:
1. It reexamines emperors such as the Ming Taizu, the Ming Chengzu, and the Ming Wuzong from the perspectives of cultural traditions, personality traits, and role psychology, presenting original and thought-provoking viewpoints;
2. It explores the social changes in the middle and later periods of the Ming Dynasty from the aspects of daily life, ideological concepts, and women's issues, speaking directly from the heart and revealing insights previously unconsidered;
3. It comprehensively synthesizes official histories, folk records, institutional regulations, cultural artifacts, and literary collections to meticulously study the literature of the Ming Dynasty, demonstrating rigorous research, precise, and detailed and comprehensive arguments.