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, fo…
Biography of Song Huizong.
China was the most advanced country in the world when Huizong ascended the throne in 1100 CE. Artistically gifted, he guided the Song Dynasty toward cultural greatness but is known to posterity as a political failure who lost the throne to Jurchen invaders and died their prisone…
"The first comprehensive English-language biography of this important monarch, Emperor Huizong is a nuanced portrait that corrects the prevailing view of Huizong as decadent and negligent. Patricia Ebrey recasts him as a ruler genuinely ambitious--if too much so--in pursuing glo…
Main Description:China was the most advanced country in the world when Huizong ascended the throne in 1100 CE. In his eventful twenty-six year reign, the artistically-gifted emperor guided the Song Dynasty toward cultural greatness. Yet Huizong would be known to posterity as a p…
