史壮宁

Notable works: A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Four Volumes)A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Qing Dynasty)A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Ming Dynasty)

6 written works

About the author

Shi Zhuangning is a Chinese author known mainly for popular history writing. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. Five of his works are currently known, all of them history books: the four-volume series A History of China You Can't Put Down, along with separate volumes on the Qing, Ming, Song, and Tang dynasties. Judging from the titles and their classification, he presents Chinese history to general readers, selecting events and figures from the sequence of dynasties and writing in an accessible, engaging style that aims to make historical knowledge easy and enjoyable to read. The series is organized by dynasty, allowing readers to choose a period to read about, and it has gained some recognition in the field of popular history publishing.

Written (6)

A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Qing Dynasty) cover

A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Qing Dynasty) 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2024 The Qing dynasty governed the realm through culture and education and achieved great unity among its peoples, yet imperial autocracy reached its peak …

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A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Ming Dynasty) 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2024 Ming China: the autocratic imperial power and the tyranny of the secret police make this a "mediocre" and "dark" dynasty; yet the maxim "the Son of He…

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A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Song Dynasty) 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2024 The Song dynasty ruled for 319 years, collapsing twice under foreign invasion rather than internal rebellion; it was a period of renaissance and econo…

A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Tang Dynasty) cover

A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Tang Dynasty) 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2024 The Tang dynasty, with its vast territory, flourishing culture, and prosperous economy, is a great era that later generations long for. This book uses…

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A History of China So Good You Can't Sleep (Four Volumes) 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2022 The Tang Dynasty, with its vast territory, flourishing culture, and prosperous economy, was a great era that later generations have longed for. This b…

A History of China Too Good to Sleep Through cover

A History of China Too Good to Sleep Through 史壮宁民主与建设出版社 · 2020 A History of China Too Good to Sleep Through is a set of popular Chinese history books by the history and culture scholar Shi Zhuangning, comprising f…

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民主与建设出版社