
History of Chinese Civilization (volume 1)
by Editor-in-chief Yan Wenming
About This Novel
This book is a multi-disciplinary academic work organized and written by the Institute of Chinese Studies at Peking University. Realizing that the history of civilization is both the history of human creation and the history of human evolution, material civilization, political civilization, and spiritual civilization correspond to the relationship between man and nature, the organization of human society, and the human spiritual world respectively, showing their intricate relationships and making an overall description to highlight the creativity of the Chinese nation and the endless process of Chinese civilization. This book divides Chinese civilization into four periods, using major transformations in the history of Chinese civilization as the basis for periodization. It describes in detail the characteristics, highlights, and connections between civilizations in each period, highlights those figures who have made significant contributions to the development of civilization, and explores various factors that play a key role in the development of civilization. It thus comprehensively discusses the development process of Chinese civilization and suggests several development laws and historical experiences. This book attempts to examine Chinese civilization within the world structure and write about the position of Chinese civilization in the process of world civilization. In the discussion, full attention should be paid to the combination of cultural relics and archaeological materials with documentary materials, and efforts should be made to combine historical writing, discussion, and talent. This volume covers pre-Qin civilization.
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