Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Part 1) with CD-ROM

Author: Yi Zhongtian
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: We are always accustomed to attributing the rise and fall of dynasties, the success and failure of undertakings, historical changes, and the right or wrong of matters to personal reasons, attributing them to the virtues or vices of a particular leader or dominant figure. At the same time, historical figures are uniformly stereotyped according to a simplistic binary theory of good and evil, turning Chinese history into a grand stage. But we never know why there are so many white-faced and white-nosed actors on stage, nor when the red-faced and black-faced characters will appear, because we don't know who the scriptwriter and director are. We can only hope for luck and wait, yet we refuse to admit that every "good reward" often also means the coming of the next "bad fortune." From great chaos to feudal division; from the Three Kingdoms to reunification; this was an era of heroes; this was a period of mystery; these were fascinating stories; this was a topic of endless discussion. Official records, folk legends, theatrical arrangements, and fictional narratives; different periods had different evaluations; different works had different descriptions; right or wrong, truth or fiction, varied widely; success or failure, gains or losses, were full of doubts. Professor Yi Zhongtian of Xiamen University, from the perspective of the common people, uses a modern lens and a three-dimensional structure; telling characters through stories, history through characters, culture through history, and life through culture; offering his own insights on the Three Kingdoms.