Qin, Han, Roman

Author: Deng Hainan
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: On one side is the Eastern Qin and Han Empire, and on the other is the Western Roman Empire. Two countries, two different ethnic groups, created equally splendid human civilizations in different regions at the same time. This in itself is a historical story and cultural phenomenon worth telling. If these two are interwoven and written comparatively, it becomes even more interesting and highly meaningful. In this book, which is not very long, the author describes a story of two countries and two ethnic groups that occurred separately along the Mediterranean coast and in the heart of China around the turn of the era. It vividly reflects the two different cultural backgrounds and regional conditions that gave rise to two distinct destinies of individuals and national spirits in the East and West. The book lacks grand-scale war descriptions but includes detailed scenes of urban customs. It combines narration with commentary, and commentary with references, employing a cinematic montage technique that makes it highly readable. On one side is the Eastern Qin and Han Empire, and on the other is the Western Roman Empire, two countries, two different ethnic groups, created equally splendid human civilizations in different regions at the same time. This in itself is a historical story and cultural phenomenon worth telling. If these two are interwoven and written comparatively, it becomes even more interesting and highly meaningful. In this book, which is not very long, the author describes a story of two countries and two ethnic groups that occurred separately along the Mediterranean coast and in the heart of China around the turn of the era. It vividly reflects the two different cultural backgrounds and regional conditions that gave rise to two distinct destinies of individuals and national spirits in the East and West.