In this blog post, we will examine, through specific examples and focusing on the narrative structure and main characters of this work, how Li Baojia satirized the conflicts between the Reformists and the revolutionaries, as well as between bureaucrats and Westerners. Overview Li Baojia (李寶嘉, 1867–1906), a native of Wuzhen, Jiangsu Province, was a writer in the late Qing Chinese literary...