When Liu Bang, the eponymous protagonist of this novel, set out to conquer all under Heaven, he was already 47 years old. A medium-built, foul-mouthed peasant w

Welcome to Chinese Biography series. In this book, we will discover the life of Liu Bang (刘邦传, 256 BC-195 BC), the founder of China's Han Dynasty. Liu Ban

Introduces a crucial period of world history when the vast exchange network of the Silk Roads connected most of Eurasia.

China is one of the world's oldest uninterrupted civilizations, and the essential culture and identity of the Chinese people--the Chinese Way--was formed more t

The dynasties of ancient China ruled the country for centuries. The contributions of the leaders and people of this time have a legacy that can still be seen in