In the, the veneration of modern celebrities

Author: Liu Lei, Fang Yuping
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Modern China faced a great upheaval unseen in three thousand years, a period of numerous difficulties. Talented individuals, whether heroic figures or literary beauties, all displayed their unique styles. When the waves of time washed away the past, and the flowers of prosperity faded, it was inevitable to compose mournful songs that moved the hearts and write eulogies that summoned the spirits. This book records the reflections of modern celebrities such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai, Hu Shih, and Chen Duxiu on life and death, their reminiscence of current affairs, and their evaluations of individuals.
Modern China faced a great upheaval unseen in three thousand years, a period of numerous difficulties. Talented individuals, whether heroic figures or literary beauties, all displayed their unique styles. When the waves of time washed away the past, and the flowers of prosperity faded, it was inevitable to compose mournful songs that moved the hearts and write eulogies that summoned the spirits. This book records the reflections of modern celebrities such as Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Li Hongzhang, Sun Yat-sen, Yuan Shikai, Hu Shih, and Chen Duxiu on life and death, their reminiscence of current affairs, and their evaluations of individuals.