中国历史与文化

　　China enjoys a long and magnificent history and a splendid and colorful traditional culture. The book presents the brightest crystals of Chinese culture and history， which occupy only a fraction of the whole， with the purpose of providing our readers with a general but initial understanding of Chinese civilization. As early as the middle 16th century BC China entered the earliest recorded written history and developed the earliest art of writing - inscriptions on oracle bones， and made grand bronze ware and pottery of excellent workmanship. In the following years， Chinese civilization has surprised the whole world with her great inventions and innovations one after the other and rich cultural heritage. The book， divided into 12 chapters from the time of the Remote Antiquity to the Republic of China， shows the readers the vital events taking place during the past thousands of years in Chinese history.

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Chapter One: Legends and Historical Facts from Remote Antiquity
　Part One: Pangu, Fuxi and Nuwa
　Part Two: Information about Ancient China Gleaned from Archeological Finds
　Part Three: Chinese Remote Antiquity in Ancient Documents
　Part Four: The Common Ancestors of the Chinese Nation - Yandi and Huangdi
Chapter Two: Countries in Embryonic Form: The Xia and Shang Dynasties
　Part One: The Xia Dynasty: First Country with Written Records in China
　Part Two: The Shang Dynasty: A Period of Great Prosperity in a Slave Society
Chapter Three: The Period When Oriental Civilization Rose above the
　Horizon: The Zhou Dynasty
　Part One: The Western Zhou Dynasty
　Part Two: The Spring and Autumn Period
　Part Three: The Warring States Period
　Part Four: The Culture of the Zhou Dynasty
Chapter Four: The First Great Unification of China: The Qin Dynasty
　Part One: Systems of the Qin Dynasty
　Part Two: The Tyrannical Rule of the First Emperor
　Part Three: Peasant Uprisings in the Late Qin Dynasty
Chapter Five: The Development of a Great National Unity: The Han Dynasty
　Part One: The Western Han Dynasty
　Part Two: The Eastern Han Dynasty
　Part Three: The Culture of the Qin and Han Dynasties
Chapter Six: The Trend of Reconciliation during a Period of Disunity: The Three Kingdoms, Jin, the Northern and Southern Dynasties
　Part One: The Period of the Three Kingdoms
　Part Two: The Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties and the Sixteen Kingdoms of Five Ethnic Groups
　Part Three: The Period of the Northern Dynasty
　Part Four: The Southern Dynasty
　Part Five: The Culture in the Period ofWei, Jin and Northern & Southern Dynasties
Chapter Seven: Extreme Prosperity in the Chinese Empire: Sui, Tang, and the Five Dynasties
　Part One: A Short-lived Union: The Sui Dynasty
　Part Two: The Prosperity of Zhenguan
　Part Three: Enthronement of Wu Zetian and Prosperity of the Kaiyuan Years
　Part Four: The Rebellion of An and Shi and the Upcoming Collapse of the Tang Dynasty
　Part Five: Culture in the Sui and Tang Dynasties
　Part Six: Five Dynasties and Ten States
Chapter Eight: A Civil-led Empire: The Northern and Southern Song Dynasties
　Part One: The Northern Song Dynasty
　Part Two: The Southern Song Dynasty
　Part Three: The Economy and Culture of the Song Dynasty
Chapter Nine: An Empire on Horseback: The Yuan Dynasty
　Part One: "Yellow Perils" Spread All Over Eurasia
　Part Two: The Political Situation of the Yuan Dynasty
　Part Three: The Economy and Culture in the Yuan Dynasty
Chapter Ten: An Empire Stuck in Absolutism: The Ming Dynasty
　Part One: Political Governance of the Ming Dynasty
　Part Two: The Economy and Culture of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter Eleven: The Last Empire: The Qing Dynasty
　Part One: The Political Situation Just After the Establishment of the Qing Dynasty
　Part Two: The Economic Development of the Qing Dynasty
　Part Three: The Culture of the Qing Dynasty
Chapter Twelve: Rebirth Under the Baptism of Blood and Fire: The Republic of China
　Part One: The Early Period of the Republic of China
　Part Two: Ten Years of Civil War
　Part Three: The War of Resistance Against Japan (1937-1945)
　Part Four: The War of Liberation
　Part Five: The Economy of the Republic of China
　Part Six: The Culture in the Era of the Republic of China