Superman: The Official History of Chinese Emperors

Author: Shangguan Ping
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: These "super men" — the Chinese emperors — enjoy super quality of life and super status, yet they suffer from tragic fates and are bound by circumstances. This book, A Comprehensive History of Chinese Emperors, presents a categorized and analytical approach, synthesizing the characteristics of various Chinese emperors and interpreting their extraordinary "super" male imperial lives. Shangguan Ping's A Comprehensive History of Chinese Emperors gathers solid historical records scattered across the annals into a powerful fist, shattering the "divine" imperial shell ("Descendants of the high emperor are all tall-nosed, and the dragon's bloodline is different from ordinary people"). With concise language and cleverness, it removes the seemingly radiant yet illusory golden halo from the noses of those self-proclaimed "chosen ones of heaven," restoring their true human nature. Our nation has endured numerous hardships, and the author focuses on this group of historical "wave peaks," neither glorifying their merits at the expense of their faults nor vice versa. There is neither distortion nor exaggeration. It is merely a realistic and truthful revelation, like peeling off the "beautiful veil." Emperors shape history, and history, in its ups and downs, reveals the emperors. Shangguan Ping takes official history as the main thread, selects materials meticulously and categorizes them systematically, following the inherent logic of political development. With a scientific and rigorous attitude and methodology, he conducts multi-dimensional comparisons and comprehensive explorations of numerous emperors. At the same time, he also provides a realistic and incisive analysis of the reasons behind the rise and fall, success and failure of various dynasties.