Alternative Archives of Late Qing and Republican Figures

Author: Su Wen
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Besides the unending wars between China and foreign countries, the confusing variety of treaties, and the always-misunderstood warlord conflicts, what impression do you have of the late Qing and early Republican era? In fact, history is multifaceted. The actions, words, and ideas of people at that time often reveal the characteristics of their era. For example, Sun Chuanfang's "ban on using nude models for painting" shows the conservatism of the early Republican era; Chen Guofu's "appointing a smoker as the anti-smoking director" reveals that the poison of opium had not been eradicated even in the Republic; Wu Peifu's "judging enemy movements by observing cloud formations" shows that in that era, science was less influential than superstition. Let the small stories of 100 prominent figures from the Alternate Archives of Late Qing and Republican Era Personalities take you on a unique historical journey. Besides the unending wars between China and foreign countries, the confusing variety of treaties, and the always-misunderstood warlord conflicts, what impression do you have of the late Qing and early Republican era? In fact, history is multifaceted. The actions, words, and ideas of people at that time often reveal the characteristics of their era. For example, Sun Chuanfang's "ban on using nude models for painting" shows the conservatism of the early Republican era; Chen Guofu's "appointing a smoker as the anti-smoking director" reveals that the poison of opium had not been eradicated even in the Republic; Wu Peifu's "judging enemy movements by observing cloud formations" shows that in that era, science was less influential than superstition. Let the small stories of 100 prominent figures from the Alternate Archives of Late Qing and Republican Era Personalities take you on a unique historical journey.