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“hing ming hung”

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  • The Road to the Throne

    How Liu Bang Founded Chinas Han Dynasty

    by Hing Ming Hung ...
    Liu Bang (256 BC‒195 BC), posthumously called Emperor Gaozu, was a low-ranking functionary in an obscure corner of the realm when he caught the wave of the great uprisings against the Qin Dynasty. First as leader of a local contingent and then as general of larger and larger armies, he eventually overthrew the despotic Qin emperor. Today, the Han are the majority ethnic identity in China.This is ... Read more

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  • From the Mongols to the Ming Dynasty

    by Hing Ming Hung ...
    A beggar, an itinerant monk, leapt to greatness during a tumultuous epoch and went on to found the Ming Dynasty of China (1368A--1644).As a destitute peasant with nothing to lose, he started a local rebellion; success built on success. Defeating local warlords, Zhu Yuan Zhang conquered all the southern part of China, then sent his army north and took the rest.By unifying many Chinese lands, he ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Road to the Throne

    by Hing Ming Hung ...
    Liu Bang was a low-ranking functionary in an obscure corner of the realm when he caught the wave of great uprisings against the Qin Dynasty in China. First as leader of a local contingent and then as general of larger and larger armies, he eventually overthrew the despotic Qin emperor in 206 BC and brought the Han people to power. The Han are the majority ethnic identity in today'A's China. ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • The Brilliant Reign of the Kangxi Emperor

    China's Qing Dynasty

    by Hing Ming Hung ...
    The Brilliant Reign of the Kangxi Emperor: China's Qing Dynasty by Hing Ming Hung is a charming and insightful look into one of the most transformative periods in Chinese history.The book delves into the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, who is regarded as one of China's greatest rulers. Through a blend of detailed research and captivating narrative, Hing Ming ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

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  • A Thousand Pieces of Gold

    Growing Up Through China's Proverbs

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  • Kingdoms in Peril

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    This abridged edition introduces readers to the power and drama of the electrifying classic Chinese novel.One of the great works of Chinese literature, beloved in East Asia but virtually unknown in the West, Kingdoms in Peril is an epic historical novel charting the five hundred years leading to the unification of China under the rule of the legendary First Emperor. Writing some fourteen hundred ... Read more

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  • To Rule All under Heaven

    A History of Classical China, from Confucius to the First Emperor

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  • The Brilliant Reign of the Kangxi Emperor

    China's Qing Dynasty

    by Hung Hing Ming ...
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  • History of China

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    by Captivating History ...
    If you want to discover the captivating history of China, then keep reading...The history of China is complex—perhaps more complex than that of other nations. The ethnic groups that compose China go back to prehistoric times, and each group lent its own color to the enormous nation. It is not like a diluted mixture of all its cultures; rather, it is a collage.Yet there are immutable elements still ... Read more

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  • Ten States, Five Dynasties, One Great Emperor

    How Emperor Taizu Unified China in the Song Dynasty

    by Hung Hing Ming ...
    Drawn from Chinese classics of history, Hung Hing Ming's biographies introduce China's most emblematic historical figures and the cultural attributes fostered by China's ancient chronicles. This book is about one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history, Zhao Kuang Yin, founder of the Song Dynasty (9601279). He is honored for having unified China in the extremely chaotic period of 'Five ... Read more

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