Modern Chinese Nineteen Mysteries

Author: Su Wensheng Zhao Shuang
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: This book collects nineteen mysteries of modern China, including:
1. Did Qi Shan sign the "Cao Bi Treaty"?
2. The mysterious woman of the Taiping Movement
3. Was Yang Xiuqing the culprit behind the "Tianjing Incident"?
4. Is the "Self-Description of Li Xiu Cheng" an original or a forgery?
5. Did the Tongzhi Emperor die of smallpox or syphilis?
6. An in-depth exploration of the injustice of the Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai case
7. Was the Eastern Empress Empress Dowager Cixi assassinated?
8. How much naval funds did Empress Dowager Cixi embezzle while renovating the Summer Palace?
9. Was Liu Buchan a true hero or a coward?
10. Was Fang Boqian's execution justified or a tragic injustice?
11. Did Li Hongzhang accept a bribe of 3 million taels?
12. Did the Hundred Days' Reform befall because Yuan Shikai leaked secrets?
13. The authenticity of the "Letters of Ten Famous Qing Dynasty Families"
14. How the "Diary of Jing Shan" was forged
15. Did Sai Jinhua have a romantic affair with Baron von Waldersee?
16. Was Li Lianying a "eunuch with absolute power" or a "generous and kind child"?
17. Was the Guangxu Emperor poisoned by Empress Dowager Cixi?
18. Was the Empress Dowager Longyu a virtuous empress or an incompetent one?
19. Why did Sun Yat-sen "resign" to Yuan Shikai?