About the author

Beiming Yu is a Chinese popular-history author whose work centers on the Tang dynasty. Public information about the author is limited, with no clear record of birth year, place of origin, or professional background. Judging from the seven works held in the collection, the writing is almost entirely devoted to the Tang. The representative work is the multi-volume A Microscopic History of the Tang, which traces the dynasty's arc from its founding under the Li family through the Zhenguan era, the reign of Empress Wu, the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, the era of military governors, and the compounding of crises that marked its decline. Classified as documentary literature, history reading, and biography, the books sit between popular narrative and factual reconstruction, using detail to bring people and their times to life. Through this serialized approach, Beiming Yu presents Tang history to general readers and has developed a recognizable profile in popular history publishing.

Written (7)

A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Five): Kaiyuan and Tianbao cover
Rating 3.8
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Five): Kaiyuan and Tianbao 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2025 Li Yongqing, pen name Beiming Yu, is a native of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia, and a writer of literary biographies. He is a member of the Chinese Society …
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Seven): Four Calamities Compounded cover
Rating 3.7
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Seven): Four Calamities Compounded 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2025 This book draws on the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and the Zizhi Tongjian, incorporating recent historical scholarship, and recounts three…
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Six): The Iron Curtain of the Fanzhen cover
Rating 3.7
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Six): The Iron Curtain of the Fanzhen 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2025 Li Yongqing, pen name Beiming Yu, is a native of Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia, and a writer of literary biographies. He is a member of the Chinese Society …
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Four): The Empress Zetian cover
Rating 3.7
A Complete History of the Tang Under the Microscope (Part Four): The Empress Zetian 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2025 This book, nine years in the making, draws on the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and the Zizhi Tongjian, incorporating recent historical scho…
A Complete History of the Tang Dynasty Under the Microscope (Part III): Sun, Moon, and Stars cover
Rating 3.7
A Complete History of the Tang Dynasty Under the Microscope (Part III): Sun, Moon, and Stars 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2025 This book is the fruit of nine years of research. Drawing on the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and the Zizhi Tongjian, and incorporating the…
A Microscopic History of the Tang Dynasty (Part Two): The Zhenguan Era cover
Rating 3.8
A Microscopic History of the Tang Dynasty (Part Two): The Zhenguan Era 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2024 This book is the product of nine years of work by its author. Drawing on the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and Zizhi Tongjian, and incorpora…
A Microscopic History of the Tang Dynasty (Part One): The Founding of Li Tang cover
Rating 3.8
A Microscopic History of the Tang Dynasty (Part One): The Founding of Li Tang 北溟玉 China Culture and History Press · 2024 This book is the product of nine years of work by its author. Drawing on the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, and Zizhi Tongjian, and incorpora…

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China Culture and History Press