Extraordinary People - 1840-2000: An Alternative Portrait of the Chinese

Author: Li Yiming
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Modern China has experienced a monumental catastrophe and extraordinary changes unseen in thousands of years. During this extraordinary period, there must be extraordinary individuals... This book adopts a paragraph-style format similar to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, divided into twenty-three chapters such as "Learning the Dao," "Upholding Justice," "Dedicated Address," "Loyalty and Integrity," "Self-Cultivation," "Backbone," "Boldness," "Sincere Friendship," and "Deep Affection." It selects the words, deeds, and fragments of thought of various figures from 1840 to 2000 during this extraordinary period, revealing the true nature of human beings through details. By salvaging scraps from the archives, it reconstructs the original state of history, restoring truth to the past. History is often shaped by personal, occasional, or even inconspicuous circumstances. Over the hundred years of modern China, the shifts in thought and the changes in the destinies of individuals have been far greater than in the past. This book, in a Shi Shuo Xin Yu-like style, selects the words, deeds, and fragments of thought of various figures from this extraordinary period, revealing the true nature of human beings through details and restoring truth to history. The book is divided into twenty-three chapters such as "Learning the Dao," "Upholding Justice," "Dedicated Address," "Loyalty and Integrity," "Self-Cultivation," "Backbone," "Boldness," "Sincere Friendship," and "Deep Affection."