Introduce China to the left and the world to the right.

This is a surprising comparative interpretation of Chinese and western celebrities, and it is also a thought-provoking and sighing historical adventure. The author stands at the crossroads of fierce confrontation and turbulent transformation between Chinese and western societies in modern times. Through the different road choices of Emperor Kangxi and Peter the Great, Empress Dowager Cixi and Queen Victoria, Li Hongzhang and Ito Bowen and other leading figures and influential figures in the field of national movement and people's livelihood, the author looks into the deep-seated reasons for China's backwardness since modern times, analyzes the key nodes of the rise and fall of great powers, and seeks valuable historical reference for the road of revival in China today.