HS 104 Emperor of China Hard Work The Self – Portrait of K’ang-Hsi is a work unlike any other that a typical reader could expect to encounter. It is both educational and exciting, incorporating many elements such as morality, history, and wisdom, that when combined, stun the reader into admiration for one of China’s greatest emperors. The Emperor Of China is a beautifully written masterpiece both on the part of the author K’ang-Hsi and …showed first 75 words of 731 total…

…showed last 75 words of 731 total…today. A man with so much charisma and love for his country is the only man fit to rule. In old age K’ang-Hsi’s only request was to die without having an outbreak of troubles. Concluding his auto-biography, I asked K’ang-Hsi, “How do you ever manage to be so successful?” “ I just go on each day in an ordinary way, and concentrate on ruling properly,” he replied with a smile. (Spence, 150) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**