From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
by W. J. F. Jenner (Translator), Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
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Author: Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, W. J. F. Jenner (Translator)Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01
ISBN: 7119007726
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Foreign Languages Pr
Book Reviews of From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
Book Review: "A person's life full of sadness and exciting adventure~!"
Summary: 5 Stars
This book says about a peson's life full of sadness
and incredible events.
One day, all of a sudden, Japan full of ambition and burning desire of invasion ivaded China.
China was less stong than Japan that introduced modern weapons
and various systems from western countries.
China which didn't realize about the fact how much the world was changing didn't open its gate toward other countries and it caused China to weaken more and more.
Finally Japan invaded China in the twinking of an eye
when China is in plaid and calm state!
Unfortunately, every Chinese had to suffer inexpressibly painful
experience in their lives because of the war that was broken out by Japan.
'Pu Yi' emperor, who is hero of this book, was one of whom get hurt from that pain.
He was crowned as emperor of Ching Dynasty by a dowager who had power
and authority at the time.
Thanks to the fact that he was emperor,
he enjoyed the privilege of being emperor of a country.
A lot of eunuchs and servants served him and he could taste
as colorful foods as he pleases!
It must have been a fabulous privilege to him!
But the happiness and joy didn't last for a long time.
After he became emperor, one day Japan invaded China
and broke out war.
As a result of sudden situation, China had been thrown into
chaos of the horrible war and became one of the colony of Japan.
And emperor Pu yi, who is just this book's sorrowful hero, had to be manipulated by the Japan's government.
He had been degenerated into a puppet of the goverment of Japan.
In a word, Ching Dynasty was nothing but a puppet goverment of Japan.
It was really heartbreaking situation!
Japan meddled in every affairs that had to be carried out
by Ching Dynasty and controlled everything that happens in China.
Thanks to meddlesome Japan, China, or rather, 'Ching dynasty'
began to wane rapidly.
No matter how powerful the Ching Dymasty was in the past,
Ching Dynasty's shining glory and power had been waned by Japan
that was a just tiny island country in a map in the past.
To make a long story short,
Ching Dynasty began to wane day by day.
Ching Dynasty, or rather, China is a country that is repleate
of proud and confience and such China's aspect is expressed
as 'Sinocentrism'.
China was a country that regarded itself as the most powerful
country that stand in the center of the world.
But the sudden invasion of Japan gave inexplicable insult to
China.
At that time, truly many drastic events occured in China
and China started chaning.
Finally Pu yi, emperor of Ching Dynasty,
had to be the last emperor of Ching Dynasty.
As a result of drastic change of China,
he was forced to abdicate with the establishment of the Republic of China in 1911.
After abdicating from his throne,
he became nothing but a citizen of China.
Meanwhile, Communists started to administer China.
Pu Yi who had been turned into a citizen from his throne
began to live as an ordinary person.
He says about a lot of things occured in his life
through this book.
Reading this book, I experienced lots of things!
This book is gripping and exciting book tell us about
a man's adventure.
I would love to recommend a person who want to understand
and learn about China's history to read this book.
This book is not a biography but autobiography that is written
by the last emperor of China Dynasty.
He was a eyewitness of the time full of chaos and drastic
change that occured in China.
That's why this book is excellent in comparison with any of book
that deal with China's modern history.
I convinced that readers will be able to broaden their
insight by reading this book that is culmination of a person
who experienced incredible and astonishing experience
in his whole life.
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