Wanli 50th year (both)

Author: Qian Fazheng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: A 50-year literary journey to write "Fifty Years of the Wanli Era," a monumental masterpiece from the People's Literature Publishing House that challenges "The Yongzheng Dynasty." The story revolves around a child prodigy tutor, political struggles among officials, the rise and fall of the Wanli dynasty over fifty years, the Ming court's three major cases, father-son conflicts, and the 600-year-old legacy of the Dingling Tomb amidst snowstorms. This magnificent 800,000-word historical novel explores the complex and sharp social contradictions and cultural entanglements during the peak of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with changes as profound as they are sudden. In today's historical context of transformation, "Fifty Years of the Wanli Era" resonates with the major changes and cultural transformation in contemporary Chinese society. What sets it apart is its use of the "big history" concept to guide and sustain the artistic representation throughout the process. It portrays the personalities of key figures such as the Wanli Emperor, Grand Secretary Zhang Juzheng, and the Chief Palace Supervisor Feng Bao, as well as the inner thoughts of secondary characters like Zheng, Empress Li, and Eunuch Zhang Jing. Through a comprehensive depiction of "big tragedy," the novel reveals the evolution of the "tragic" aspects of real history, narrating the decline of the Wanli dynasty.