Zhang Guogang 
Product of Zhonghua Book Company — History As A Mirror and the Rise & Fall of Family and Country 

As a textbook for the emperors of Song Dynasty, History As A Mirror contains rich political wisdom and practical principles of dealing with people. It is the crystallization of traditional Chinese culture and wisdom. Professor Zhang Guogang, the author of this book, has devoted more than ten years to the study of History As A Mirror, teaching and explaining for civil servants, enterprise executives, etc., and has summarized rich teaching experience. At present, Tsinghua University has also specially set up the course of Introduction to the History As A Mirror. This book is based on his lecture notes on the course Introduction to the History As A Mirror in Tsinghua University. This manuscript is divided into 16 stories, and 16 representative stories of History As A Mirror are selected for explanation. The manuscript is inspired by the truth from the perspective of ancient and modern times. It has bright language and broad thinking as well as a popular reading material of traditional culture with high quality.