Zhang Guogang 
Enlightenment Book of Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government (Both Two Volumes) 

Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is of rich content, large scale and precise consideration. Mao Zedong read it 17 times during his lifetime and praised it as a rare good book. Prof. Zhang Guogang repeatedly studied Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government, got its essence, made a comprehensive and detailed interpretation of the fate of important figures in the book and the cause and effect of major historical events, and deeply explored the historical wisdom and modern enlightenment on aspects, such as self-cultivation, country governance, social conduct, personnel selection and employment, family tradition and family education, thus completing Enlightenment Book of Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government. Enlightenment Book of Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government not only systematically shows the brilliance of two great unifications in the Qin and Han Period, and Sui and Tang Period, the twists and turns of three separations and disorders in the Warring States Period, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties Period, and the Five Dynasties and Ten Countries Period, but also deeply analyzes the rigidity and flexibility in the reform, the advancement and retreat in life and workplace, the unexpectedness and rightfulness in military struggle, the lightness and heaviness in balance of power, the generosity and strictness in control of subordinates, and disciplines in political career… It is a must-read book for all stages of life. The book is divided into eight parts, namely, the "Zhou Dynasty", the "Qin Dynasty", the "Han Dynasty", the "Wei Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty", "the Song Dynasty, the Qi Dynasty, the Liang Dynasty and the Chen Dynasty", the "Sui Dynasty", the "Tang Dynasty", the "later Liang Dynasty, the later Jin Dynasty, the later Han Dynasty and the later Zhou Dynasty", and each part is divided into several chapters. The author also extracts 122 enlightening sentences about self-cultivation, social conduct, country governance and so on, and places them on the right side of the page in a gray bottom frame, so that readers can better understand the modern value of Apocalypse of Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government.