Chen Zilong and His Era - (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Zhu Dongrun
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: What kind of person was Chen Zilong? The author pointed out that his life could be divided into three stages. During his youth, he was a scholar, and his ideal was simply to pass the imperial examinations and become a jinshi. This cannot be said to be without ambition, but such ambition was also quite limited. Every three years, hundreds of jinshi were promoted, and what could one jinshi contribute to the people? Fortunately, at the right opportunity, he met Huang Daozhou and then realized that there was also a goal of serving the country and its people. At this time, Zilong was a man of aspiration, realizing that he must contribute his strength to the nation. Was Zilong without flaws? He was not a superhuman and could not be without flaws. Because of the need to be faithful to the genre of biographical literature, the author did not have the right to portray him as a superhuman. He was a figure of his time, and his entire life was closely intertwined with his era. Therefore, in this work, the author wrote more about his era. This writing style is often seen abroad, but in China, due to the centuries-old tradition of the eight-legged essay, some may think it is too far off the topic. Thus, the author specially mentions his era in the title of the book, indicating the author's respect for this tradition.