Chinese Emperor: Kangxi's Self-Portrait

Author: Jonathan Spence Wu Genyou
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book presents a unique perspective on historical figures by reconstructing their activities, using the first-person narrative style of the Qing Emperor Kangxi—a feudal monarch—to reveal the merits and demerits of historical figures and their rightful historical status. At the end of the book, no comment is placed, employing descriptive language rather than evaluative language to express the author's academic thoughts, making it a "masterpiece with both academic rigor and literary achievement."