The Death of Emperor Chongzhen/崇祯之死 [Chinese]

By 姚雪垠

This book presents a panoramic view of the grand and tumultuous history of the three-way power struggle in the final years of the Ming Dynasty. It brings to life a vivid cast of characters, including Emperor Chongzhen, his empresses and concubines, palace maids, court officials, as well as Li Zicheng and Dorgon. With the compassionate sensibility of a literary artist, the book portrays the tragic life of Emperor Chongzhen, capturing his tenacity, diligence, and the constraints of circumstance that left him with little control over his own fate-evoking in readers a profound sympathy for the fallen emperor. At the same time, with a cool-headed historical objectivity grounded in extensive factual evidence, it lays bare Chongzhen's character flaws-his obstinacy, his tendency to shift blame, his cold-heartedness-and his essential nature as a feudal ruler who oppressed the people. In doing so, it reveals the inevitability of his downfall, offering readers a cautionary mirror in the story of Chongzhen and the fall of the Ming Dynasty. 本书全景式展现明朝末年三方博弈的波澜壮阔的历史，塑造了崇祯、后妃、宫女、大臣与李自成、多尔衮等栩栩如生的人物。本书以文学家的悲悯怀，描绘了崇祯皇帝悲剧的一生，展现了他的顽强、勤勉和身不由己，唤起读者对崇祯的同，又以冷静的史学态度，在大量史实的基础上，刻画了崇祯刚愎、诿过、冷酷的性格缺陷和作为封建统治者压迫人民的本质，揭露了崇祯走向失败的必然性，让读者能够以崇祯、以明朝灭亡的历史为鉴。

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7507563251
• ISBN13: 9787507563252
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 1048 Pages
• Weight: 4.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.7" x 9.6"