There are two ways to record the history in China.One is like the way Sima Qian used in Shiji(historical records) in which all anecdotes and hidden stories of the nobles and famous people from all works of life were collected and written into lists, biographies and etc.The other is the way Sima Guang used in Tzu-chih Tung-chien (Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government) in which the historical recording is in the chronicle way.Key Figures in the  Modern History of China(3rd Edition),free from the conventions,has its own style. It explores the evolution in the late Qing dynasty in the way of introducing the life of the key figures which makes readers can both enjoy the fun of the anecdotes and master the trends of the history development. The book not only supplements the shortcomings of the academic works but also makes the vast desert of history into the inviting oasis.                                Key figures in the book Key Figures in the  Modern History of China(3rd Edition) , from Emperor Xianfeng, Cixi, Tongxu and Guangxu to officials Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Hu Linyi, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong and Liu Mingchuan, are very important and representative in the late Qing Dynasty as their thoughts and political behaviors had certain influence on the development of history in the late Qing Dynasty.To introduce their thoughts and acts can make people have a clear idea of the track of historical development.      Su Tongbing, the author of this book, has accumulated various knowledge of the anecdotes, changes of official positons, customs, society and peoples livelihood which enables him capable of writing this book and in turn makes the book a kind of academic enrichment for readers. Its style, narration interspersed with comments, including lots of unofficial history, serious and harmonious, maybe the inevitable development direction of the historiographic works in the future.

Key Figures in the Modern History of China(3rd Edition) (Chinese Edition)

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