Tang Haoming Collection -- Yang Du (Volume 1, 2, 3)

Author: Tang Haoming
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Features: This is another long historical novel by Mr. Tang Haoming following Zeng Guofan, grand in scale, perfectly blending artistry and realism. It authentically recreates the historical period, with a plot full of twists and turns, vividly depicting the Chinese people's search for a path to save the nation at that time. It has won numerous awards and is an extraordinary artistic masterpiece. The renowned writer Haoming, with his magnificent spirit and profound historical knowledge, created this long historical novel Yang Du (originally titled A Remarkable Talent of His Generation), which is truly an artistic masterpiece. It has won the China Book Award, the National Book Award, and the National Excellent Novel Award.
Yang Du was a highly controversial figure in modern Chinese history, exceptionally talented and ambitious. He was taught the art of kingship by the renowned scholar Wang Yun and later studied the constitutional monarchy system in Japan, determined to make a mark on the political stage of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. This book uses Yang Du as a thread to connect numerous figures such as Yuan Shikai, Yuan Keding, Cao Kun, Wang Jingwei, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, and Cai E, vividly depicting the tumultuous early 20th-century Chinese path to saving the nation.
Yang Du participated in the memorial petition on horseback and later supported Yuan Shikai's declaration of empire. After the collapse of the Hongxian Dynasty, he turned to helping Sun Yat-sen. In his later years, he maintained close ties with the Communist Party. His life embodied the intricate and sharp contradictions of modern Chinese history. With a desire to save the nation but placing his trust in the wrong people, and with vast knowledge but failing to grasp the pulse of the times, Yang Du's tragedy is also a microcosm of the difficult rise of modern China.