
| this book is a publishing landmark, which for the first time tells china's story with the western reader being its primary audience. the intricate tapestry of chinese history is portrayed, describing its cultural, artistic, technological, philosophical and political contributions and challenges over thousands of years. this book is a must for those readers who areeager to learn more about the people, places and stories that make the middle kingdom, a magical kingdom which has aroused the imagination and the curiosity of so many over thousands of years. |
| introduction ancient china (c.l.7m. years ago-475 b.c.) primitive society (c.l.7m. years ago-4,000 b.c.) 2 the earliest chinese · 6 the matriarchal age · 12 the patriarchal age slave society (c.2000-476 b.c.) 18 the xia dynasty · 20 the shang dynasty · 24 the western zhou dynasty · 30 the spring and autumn period feudal china (475 b.c.-1840) the warring states (475-221 b.c.) 38 wars · 44 the iron age · 48 schools of thought the qin and han dynasties (221-202 b.c.) 54 the qin dynasty · 63 the western han dynasty · 67 the eastern han dy nasty 70 economy and science · 74 the silk road · 75 great writers and thinkers the three kingdoms, jin dynasty, southern and northern dynasties (420-589) |
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