Grand Princess Wanshou

Author: Sun Zi Yun
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This long historical novel unfolds amidst the political struggles, eunuch troubles, factional disputes, and conspiracies and bloodshed of the late Tang Dynasty court. Wan Shou Princess is the daughter of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty in the late Tang period. She is the only princess in history to marry a top-ranking scholar as her consort. Although she marries the man of her heart, her marriage is far from the ideal and brilliant union people imagine. Instead, it is filled with sighs of regret and sorrow. This long historical novel unfolds amidst the political struggles, eunuch troubles, factional disputes, and conspiracies and bloodshed of the late Tang Dynasty court. Centered on the experiences of Wan Shou Princess, several love stories entangled with politics are developed between the palace and the streets, among the nobility and scholars. These tales fully showcase the struggle and transformation between human nature and demonic nature, innocence and desire—there are touching love stories, unpredictable political struggles, and scenes of war with swords and horses. All of these weave a passionate yet helpless, romantic yet sorrowful love network between the princess and her consort, while realistically reflecting the tragic decline of the Tang Dynasty as it gradually fell into decline amidst the changing winds and fading light. The novel combines elements of legend with historical and cultural depth, aiming to appeal to both the refined and the popular, making it highly readable and insightful.