1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history...

1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history. It is a series of vignettes, each a chapter centered on the life of a single notable individual in a single year during the Ming dynasty’s decline. Actually kind of gives ATLA's "Tales of Ba Sing Se" vibe https://t.co/hhhudnasVZ

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1587 is absolutely one of the great books on Chinese history. It is a series of vignettes, each a chapter centered on the life of a single notable individual in a single year during the Ming dynasty’s decline. Actually kind of gives ATLA's "Tales of Ba Sing Se" vibe https://t.co/hhhudnasVZ

Jonathon P Sine

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