Advantage and Disadvantage, Offense and Defense: The Game of Weighing Pros and Cons in the History of Chinese Figures

Author: Tang Xiaolan
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: History cannot be replicated or repeated. However, history can be interpreted. What fascinates us as we comment on and interpret history are the games between the strong. From the Wuyue contention to the era of the in the Warring States period, from the Chu-Han contention between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to the life-or-death bond between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, from Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Incident to the convergence of multiple political forces during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Success and failure, gains and losses, merits and demerits—all are revealed in their games. Understanding them means understanding history, and understanding Chinese culture. These are precisely the focal points of this book.