The Age of Epidemics Author: Yuan Canxing Publisher: Yuelu Publishing House

Introduction
The period from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties was a rare period in Chinese history when plagues broke out frequently. During this period, death shrouded the earth, scholars were devastated, everyone was terrified, panic and despair were pervasive, and the epidemic not only affected the life, health and spiritual world of individuals, but also profoundly affected the course of history and the rise and fall of the country.
This book takes the frequent plagues of this period as a perspective to re-examine the fate of individuals, the course of war, and the social outlook during the "dark age" from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. With a multi-dimensional, three-dimensional, and broad perspective, it meticulously describes the profound impact of the plague on politics, war, society, literature, medicine, Wei and Jin metaphysics, religion, and even group psychology, and deeply explores how the plague changed our history and the society at that time.
Editor's Recommendation:
◎Re-examine the fate of individuals, the course of war, and the social outlook during the "dark age" from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties from the perspective of the plague. With a multi-dimensional, broad, and three-dimensional perspective, the book meticulously describes the profound impact of the plague on the war, society, political structure, development of traditional Chinese medicine, literature, scholar groups, and the life world of ordinary people at that time, and explores how the plague shaped our history and the society at that time from multiple angles and in depth.
◎A new masterpiece by the famous historian Yuan Canxing, which carefully combs through relevant handed-down documents and unearthed documents, with rigorous historical materials, smooth narrative, and both popular and academic. It closely follows the huge impact of the epidemic on politics, war, society, literature, medicine, metaphysics, religion and even group psychology at that time. The theme is prominent, and the content under each theme can be independent, so you can read the whole book without any pressure.
◎It is not only a political history of the late Han Dynasty and the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but also a social history and intellectual history. It can be called a polyphonic symphony of disease, military, politics, Wei and Jin metaphysics, literature, and religion.
◎The history of epidemics is far from over. Understanding the living conditions of ancient people under epidemics and the profound impact of plagues on history is to better fight, prevent and even eradicate them. Epidemics are the result of human social progress and the cost of growth that humans must bear.
◎Nearly ten carefully-refined color illustrations, including Mawangdui's "Daoyin Tu", "The Battle of Chibi", Lu Ji's "Pingfu Tie", Sun Wei's "Gao Yi Tu", etc., reproduce the wars, social scenes and the style of scholars in the Eastern Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties.
◎Exquisite inner and outer double cover design, eye-protecting double-sided paper, collector's-level printing quality.