Ma Boyong (Author)

In the fifth month of the first year of Emperor Hongxi’s reign, the Ming Dynasty, a shocking event occurred that spanned across the two capital cities, which forced the crown prince Zhu Zhanji to embark on a crazy and desperate journey. He had to travel over 2,200 miles in fifteen days from Nanjing to Beijing…

It includes four classic novella by Ma Boyong, "Burning Books at Doomsday", "Flight to Xiangxi", "Journey to the West Rock and Roll", and "Children of the Continent Rivers and Lakes". Among them, "Burning Books at the End of the Day" was a topical work in 2012, and its sharp comments on contemporary literary works attracted…

This book tells about six grassroots political events in the Ming Dynasty hidden deep in the pile of old papers. The author excavates these dusty stories from a series of rare folk archives in the Ming Dynasty. These archives are unique miracles in Chinese history. They focus on the political life of ordinary people and…