Dignity Amidst the Roar of Guns (Chinese Stories from 1840 to 1911)

Author: Tang Renze
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The Story of China is a new-style comprehensive history of China that is based on the latest findings of current historical research, archaeological research, and sociological research. It adopts a popular storytelling approach and is edited with a large number of exquisite photographs of cultural relics. On every page, paired with the illustrations are encyclopedic knowledge cards of history and culture, as well as records of major historical events in China and abroad, and exam questions on historical knowledge, forming a massive encyclopedic popular history book. We hope this new combination can build an interesting reading bridge between the general public and serious historical science, leading readers into the grand hall of Chinese history, inspiring minds, enriching knowledge, broadening horizons, looking toward the future, and improving the cultural quality of the entire nation. The entire book is planned by He Chengwei, advised by Li Xueqin, edited by Liu Xiuming, and by Chen Zuhuai. It was written over six years by a dozen scholars and experts, repeatedly reviewed and composed. The book is divided into fifteen volumes in chronological order, including: The Creation in the East, The World in the Book of Songs, Giants of the Spring and Autumn Period, Rival States Striving for Supremacy, A Song of the Great Wind Resonating Through the Mountains and Rivers, The Long Road to Revival, Gathering of the Great Minds, Unprecedented Integration, The Atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, The Changing World, The Symphony of Literary Brilliance and Tragedy, The March of Steel and Fire, Centralization and Fragmentation, The Setting Sun’s Afterglow, and Dignity Amidst the Roar of Guns.
Features: The Story of China is a Chinese history encyclopedia that integrates narrative reading, exquisite and delicate image appreciation, and convenient and practical search functions. It contains countless captivating scenes of Chinese history, woven together to form the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation over 5,000 years. Feel the charm of history and culture and the ingenuity of editorial creation—every page fully demonstrates the book’s emphasis on narrative text, showcasing its dense knowledge, integration of text and images, and convenient search functions, allowing readers to experience the charm of history and culture and the ingenuity of editorial creation on any page. Guides, paragraph titles, and numbering help better understand the essence of the stories and apply them more effectively—To better understand and apply stories in real-life learning, this book provides three key elements for readers: story guides, paragraph titles, and story numbering. The story guide outlines the essence of the story, while the paragraph titles help readers grasp the core of the story and quickly obtain important information in a relaxed and convenient way. The story numbering is related to the search system. The index of characters, allusions, and keywords is highly informative and practical—In each story, there are core elements such as the story’s essence, characters, and allusions. This book extracts these three elements, marks them in the upper right corner of each story (along with the story’s source), and compiles them into an index at the end. The story numbering is linked to the three indexes at the back: “Characters,” “Allusions,” and “Keywords.” The vast information and practicality of the index are a major feature of this book. Building a diverse and dense knowledge-based information system forms another important part of the book—With dense information, it compensates for the limitations of insufficient knowledge points in the narrative, achieving a high degree of unity between the emotional impact of the stories and the rational summary of historical knowledge. It allows readers to see both the trees and the forest, enjoy the aesthetic pleasure borrowed from stories, and also explore the great wisdom of history. Content from columns such as “Major Events in China,” “Major World Events,” “Encyclopedic Knowledge of History and Culture,” “Historical Exam,” and picture captions are carefully selected and refined knowledge blocks, both the essence of historical knowledge and a wide reflection of “living” history, showcasing the social life and ordinary lives of common people at the time. Complementing this is the convenient “Chinese Historical and Cultural Knowledge” search system. A visual system that reproduces historical reality—The images cover a wide range, deeply reproducing historical reality with delicate and unique viewing effects, vividly highlighting the development and changes in various aspects of social life in each different historical period. Through the vivid “stories behind the pictures,” readers can appreciate the profound content they contain, making them a holographic image of history and culture. With exquisite text and images, The Story of China vividly and vividly portrays the most precious national spirit and the living cultural traditions of the Chinese nation. After looking at this guide map, you can begin a delightful journey through Chinese history and culture.