About the author

Dai Yan is an author whose publicly available information is limited; all that is known is that he is known for biographies of historical figures, with seven works held in the collection. Judging from his representative works, he has long focused on emperors, famous officials, and women who wielded power in Chinese history, such as Yu Chenglong, Wu Zetian, Li Yu of the Southern Tang, Empress Lü, and Chen Yaozuo, and he has also written on love in ancient times. His writing is aimed at general readers, using the fate of individuals to connect the wider historical background while balancing factual narrative with readability. His works are commonly categorized as history readings and comprehensive biographies, though a few are listed under otherworldly fantasy, indicating that his interests are not confined to a single genre. Overall, Dai Yan is an author mainly engaged in popular history and biography.

Written (7)

Lü Zhi vs. Wu Zetian: Women at the Pinnacle of Imperial Power (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.2
Lü Zhi vs. Wu Zetian: Women at the Pinnacle of Imperial Power (2 Volumes) 孔令堃 / 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 This set consists of two volumes: The Uncrowned Empress and Empress Wu Zetian: The Woman at the Pinnacle of Power. The Uncrowned Empress is a powerful…
Empress Wu Zetian: The Woman at the Pinnacle of Power cover
Rating 3.2
Empress Wu Zetian: The Woman at the Pinnacle of Power 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 She was capable in both letters and arms, adhered to Confucianism, and also followed Buddhism and Daoism; she was greatly benevolent and righteous, an…
Biography of Li Yu, the Talented Emperor of the Southern Tang cover
Rating 3.2
Biography of Li Yu, the Talented Emperor of the Southern Tang 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 The most gifted emperor in history—and its most tragic. A man of weak character who should never have been born into a royal house, yet was. Since anc…
Chen Yaozuo: Chancellor of the Great Song cover
Rating 3.1
Chen Yaozuo: Chancellor of the Great Song 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 Among the three brothers Chen Yaosou, Chen Yaozuo and Chen Yaozi, Chen Yaozuo was the second; his elder brother was Chen Yaosou and his younger brothe…
A Historian's Voice: Biography Quartet (4 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.0
A Historian's Voice: Biography Quartet (4 Volumes) 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2026 This set consists of 4 volumes, including The Empress Wu Zetian: The Woman at the Pinnacle of Power, Yu Chenglong: The Qing Dynasty's Most Incorruptib…
The Partings and Deaths of Ancient Lovers cover
Rating 2.8
The Partings and Deaths of Ancient Lovers 代言 天津博集新媒科技有限公司 · 2025 This is the second volume of the "Love Beyond a Thousand Years of Life and Death" trilogy, a commissioned writing project by the author. The collectio…
Yu Chenglong: The Foremost Honest Official of the Great Qing cover
Rating 3.5
Yu Chenglong: The Foremost Honest Official of the Great Qing 代言 China Culture and History Press · 2024 Yu Chenglong (26 September 1617 – 31 May 1684) was a model of integrity in both ancient and modern times. He was also a capable and diligent official;…

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China Culture and History Press天津博集新媒科技有限公司