(Great History of China) (Fifteen Years of Wanli)

The former grasps the history of China for thousands of years from a macro perspective and emphasizes a grand view of history. The latter chose the great events and small feelings in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to spy out the law of China's historical development, and felt that few people in modern times were second to none. And the book is very thin (compared with other history books), which is highly recommended.

The following are Baidu comments:

Mr. Huang Renyu is an anomaly in the field of historiography, and his research is between Harvard School and Cambridge School. His concept of "grand history" of "introducing macro concepts and broad horizons into the study of China's history" has a far-reaching influence in the history circle of China. Without losing the basic principle of prudence of historians, his works can make the public happy to accept, so that understanding history is no longer recognized as a fear of the road and a few historians' dishes. According to Mr. Qian Mu, a great modern historian, if you don't know the history of a country, you are not worthy to be a citizen of a country. Therefore, Huang Renyu's pre-existing desire to establish national historical character is indispensable. From a historical perspective and writing style, he inherited the characteristics of Mr. Qian Mu: to be a real civilian scholar.