Liao Palace's formidable Empress: Xiao Yanyan

Author: Zhao Qiang, Zheng Jun
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Publish Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Organized by the Sanqin Publishing House, this series of historical novels titled "Legends of Chinese Empresses and Princesses" is a collection of long-form narratives. The writing draws inspiration from certain historical records and legends, allowing the authors to take flight with their imagination and depict the life trajectories of empresses and princesses from ancient dynasties through a modern perspective. It interprets their extraordinary lives from a contemporary viewpoint. Their stories serve as a mirror to history, an enlightenment to morality, an ode to truth, goodness, and beauty, and a reprimand against falsehood, evil, and ugliness. Some of them lead lives as beautiful as flowers, while others could be aptly called "flowers of evil." The authors of this book have undergone systematic academic training in humanities and possess profound scholarly expertise and years of writing experience. The novels they craft feature innovative concepts, intricate plots, vivid characters, concise prose, and are the result of collective effort. They bring to life the lives of women in ancient Chinese imperial courts, filling a significant gap in the genre of historical fiction.