A Brief History of China (Volume 8). Qing

Author: Wang Chunyu, Editor-in-Chief; Feng Zuozhe, Author
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This series, "A Concise History of China," is a reading material designed to popularize Chinese history among teenagers. I believe that even non-teenagers who are interested in history and culture would benefit from reading this series. Compared to the massive "Comprehensive History of China," which spans millions of words, each volume in this series only contains about 100,000 words, with a total of eight volumes, adding up to only several hundred thousand words, hence the name "Concise History." More importantly, this book is not a historical anecdote, nor is it the sensationalized and potentially harmful "" that is (currently rampant) today. Instead, it is a serious and rigorous comprehensive history, simply presented in as clear and accessible a manner as possible. Each volume is written by experts and scholars in their respective fields, making this series a popular reading material written by authorities. I cannot guarantee that every text is as fluid and eloquent as flowing clouds, but I can guarantee that each author has firmly grasped the historical context, condensed the main content of their respective eras, and presented it clearly and comprehensively, leaving nothing to the imagination. The facts are accurate. Readers are reading a reliable history. The last chapter of each volume provides an overview of the world during the same historical period. If readers complete the entire series, they will clearly see how our great China, once a strong nation on the world stage, gradually declined and ultimately collapsed—the fall of the Qing Dynasty.