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The House of Yan: A Family at the Heart of a Century in Chinese History
By Yan, Lan
- ISBN
- 9780062899811
- Publisher
- Harper
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Starred Review on January 1, 2020 | Family Stories
With this debut, investment banker Yan relates her family history from 1895 to 2015. The author's grandfather, Yan Baohang, grew up poor during the final years of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). He managed to get an education, enabling him to befriend members of China's elite. He served the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-Shek in the 1930s, but later joined the Communist Party and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
