Ancient Capital Xi'an - Emperor Wu of Han

Author: Huang Liuzhu
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The large-scale series "Ancient Capital Xi'an" aims to provide people with a deeper understanding of Xi'an. It allows readers to touch the historical context and cultural characteristics of Xi'an, feel its soul, and help Xi'an reach the world, thereby building another bridge for Sino-Western cultural exchange. The series is organized in a chronological and comprehensive manner, with each section either following a timeline or discussing specific categories, but maintaining a consistent format to present Xi'an systematically, accurately, and comprehensively with a focus. While ensuring academic rigor, the series strives to be accessible to a broader audience, making history more approachable and imbued with scientific precision, profound knowledge, and artistic appeal. This book is one of the volumes in the series, focusing on the famous emperor of Chinese history—Emperor Wu of Han. "The history of a city is the history of a nation." Ancient Xi'an is like a living history book, page by page and scene by scene, recording the vicissitudes of the Chinese nation. Ancient Xi'an witnessed the prosperity of the "Rule of Wen and Jing," the "Rule of Zhenguan," and the "Kaiyuan Prosperity," yet the former capital city where emperors once longed for lasting peace and stability also experienced decline, suffering from wars and destruction, leaving people to sigh at its once fallen state. This book is part of the "Ancient Capital Xi'an" series, focusing on the famous emperor of Chinese history—Emperor Wu of Han, presenting a three-dimensional and panoramic view of Xi'an's history, making history more accessible and imbued with scientific rigor, profound knowledge, and artistic appeal. Through chapters such as Childhood, Ascending the Throne, Promoting Confucianism, Great Talent and Vision, Determined Innovation, Large-Scale Projects, Spiritual World, and Prosperity and Crisis, the book introduces the life of Emperor Wu of Han.