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In the Palm of Buddha (Updated Edition)

The Life of the Legendary Zhang Dongsun

Zhang Dongsun is an unavoidable but deliberately obscured figure in modern China. Considered the earliest translator of Western philosophy, a famous newspaperman, political commentator, and professor at Yenching University; the first mediator between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in 1949, and the first Central People's Government Member. He was convicted of treason in 1951 and disappeared. The well-known writer and journalist Dai Qing completed this historical documentary after eight years of investigation and writing and nearly ten years of revising and updating. Taking Zhang Dongsun's life as the main theme, he wrote about changing times from the late Qing dynasty to the Cultural Revolution.

An expanded edition of this book will be published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press in 2022. The following is the link to purchase books from the publisher:

https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3466
Title
In the Palm of Buddha (Updated Edition)
Description
Zhang Dongsun is an unavoidable but deliberately obscured figure in modern China. Considered the earliest translator of Western philosophy, a famous newspaperman, political commentator, and professor at Yenching University; the first mediator between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party in 1949, and the first Central People's Government Member. He was convicted of treason in 1951 and disappeared. The well-known writer and journalist Dai Qing completed this historical documentary after eight years of investigation and writing and nearly ten years of revising and updating. Taking Zhang Dongsun's life as the main theme, he wrote about changing times from the late Qing dynasty to the Cultural Revolution.

An expanded edition of this book will be published by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Press in 2022. The following is the link to purchase books from the publisher:

https://cup.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3466
Release Date
2021
Format
Book
Era
Maoist Era (1949-1978)
The Cultural Revolution Period (1966-1976)
Republic of China Period (1912-1949)
Creator
Dai Qing
Themes
Intellectuals

History of the Chinese Communist Party

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