Cai Dongfan (; July 23, 1877 – March 5, 1945), was a
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historian and prolific writer of historical novels.
Life
Cai was best known for writing of ''The Popular Romance of Dynasties'' from 1915 to 1926. This novel contains history of
Qin Dynasty
The Qin dynasty ( ; zh, c=秦朝, p=Qín cháo, w=), or Ch'in dynasty in Wade–Giles romanization ( zh, c=, p=, w=Ch'in ch'ao), was the first dynasty of Imperial China. Named for its heartland in Qin state (modern Gansu and Shaanxi), ...
to 1920s in China. After writing, he became a doctor. During the
Second Sino-Japanese war
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...
, he lived in exile.
Personal life
Before the end of the
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...
, on 5 March 1945, Cai died in
Zhuji
Zhuji () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing, in north-central Zhejiang province, China, located about south of Hangzhou. It has with a population of 1,218,072 inhabitants at the 2020 census e ...
, China.
List of works
*''The Popular Romance of Dynasties'' (历朝通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of the Early Han Dynasty'' (前汉通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of the Later Han Dynasty'' (后汉通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Two Jin Dynasties'' (两晋通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of the Southern and Northern Dynasties'' (南北朝通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Tang Dynasty'' (唐史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of the Five Dynasties'' (五代史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Song Dynasty'' (宋史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Yuan Dynasty'' (元史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Ming Dynasty'' (明史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of Qing Dynasty'' (清史通俗演义)
**''The Popular Romance of the Republic of China'' (民国史通俗演义)
*''The Romance of Empress Dowager Cixi'' (西太后演义)
References
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1877 births
1945 deaths
Writers from Hangzhou
Chinese male novelists
Historians from Zhejiang
20th-century Chinese historians
20th-century Chinese novelists
Chinese historical novelists