Great Dragon Vein

Author: Zhang Songshan
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This is a contemporary Chinese novel that primarily tells the story of the late 19th century, when China faced the "gunboat diplomacy" of Western powers and gave rise to a wave of "foreign affairs" initiatives. Subsequently, capitalistic government-owned enterprises such as the Machine Bureau, Manufacturing Bureau, and China Merchants' Steam Navigation Company emerged.