Jia Shen poetic history[Special Issue for Chinese Literature and History] in 1644 writen by Wu Meicun

Based on the words and deeds of Wu Meicun in his life, Professor Chen Anfeng has careful argumentation and description on the process of finishing giant earthquakes and landslides and words and deeds, causes and results for internal and external emperors and subjects.History can teach future generations, and figures can demonstrate for the Chinese and foreign countries. Teachers, friends and peers of Wu Meicun and Qian, and people with little relation to them, no matter they are intelligent, dull or ugly, how conscience and self emerge at the time of country floating and social difficulty.In case of features of Professor Chen's works, it is always subject to detailed materials, subject to language understanding as the tool, serious attitude as the strength, explaining profound theories in simple language, with impressive resultsI always appreciate his works which are deemed as examples for combination of academy and literature for careful reading, study or reference of college experts, middle school teachers and students and amateurs.--Wang Jinguang [Review Committee Member of Hong Kong Arts Development Council /Emeritus Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong], historical strategy ofaJia-shen Eventa with Chongzhen died for his motherland, national bankruptcy, violent social upheavals, beacon fire found everywhere, it shocked poetry Wu Meicun full of historical significance (Wu Weiye, Jungong, 1609-1671). Although he silently endured all the disgrace and humiliations, he used his spare time to indite and write the beginning and the end of State overthrown to fulfill the responsibility of official historian and poet.Its works just like what Shen Deqian (faithful man, 1673-1769) said:amourning for the former dynasty always shows.aWith comprehensive poetic history writing of Wu Meicun, earthshaking volatility and change of aJia-shen Eventajust like a strategic painting, slowly unfolded, sorrows and hates are consecutive, capable of evoking praises and tears. --Chen Anfeng