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Hing Ming Hung

Hung Hing Ming studied English at China’s most prestigious university in the early 1960s and went on to work as an official interpreter and translator working with the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He taught English at Zhongshan University (Dr. Sun Yat San University), Guangzhou, in 1984 and again from 1987 to 1991, as an associate professor and an instructor for graduate students in the Foreign Languages and Literature Department. He was a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley and at the University of Kansas from late 1984 to 1987, when he earned his Masters degree in linguistics, before returning to Zhongshan University. In 1991, Mr. Hung moved to Hong Kong where he worked as a legal translator with international law firms for close to 20 years.Mr. Hung is writing a series of biographies to introduce some of China’s most emblematic historical figures to the American public.

Ten States, Five Dynasties, One Great Emperor

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How Emperor Taizu Unified China in the Song Dynasty

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Drawn from Chinese classics of history, Hing Ming Hung's biographies introduce China's most emblematic historical figures and the cultural attributes fostered by China's ancient chronicles. This book is about one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history, Zhao Kuang Yin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). He is honored for having unified China in the extremely chaotic period of 'Five Dynasties and Ten States.

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This enjoyable little book introduces more of China's heroes and villains, highlighting a modest man yet a great emperor who brought peace and stability to the realm and saved the people from great suffering. Interwoven into the narrative of battles fought and alliances forged or flouted, we find examples of good leadership and bad, hot-headed fighters and disciplined warriors, and lessons on how to assess - and win - people's loyalty.

Introduction

This book is about one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history, Zhao Kuang Yin (927-976), Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Chinese historians have highly praised him because he unified China in the extremely chaotic period of 'Five Dynasties and Ten States' (907-960). He brought peace and tranquility to the realm and saved the people from great sufferings.

By the end of the Tang Dynasty (Tang Dynasty: 618-907), the emperor was very weak and could not rule the country. Power was in the hands of the regional military governors, and popular uprisings were common. A famine in 875 devastated the eastern part of China. A man named Huang Chao led the hungry people in a revolt.

In December of 880, Huang Chao seized control in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. The Emperor had to escape to Chengdu (now Chengdu, Sichuan Province). The regional military governors tried to defeat Huang Chao's army, but they could not.

However, one of Huang Chao's own generals, Zhu Wen, betrayed him and went over to the side of the Emperor....

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Book Type	Ebook, Hard cover, Soft cover
Pages	220
Release Year	2014
BISAC I	HIS008000 HISTORY / Asia / China
BISAC II	BIO006000BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
BISAC III	BIO014000 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty