Yi Zhongtian Chinese History: Destiny and Choice
by Yi Zhongtian
About This Novel
The 24th volume "Destiny and Choice" is the summary volume of the Chinese History series. Yi Zhongtian takes you through a quick flashback, beginning with the "rise of China" in the Luoyang Basin 3,700 years ago. It gives you a bird's-eye view of how the Western Zhou Dynasty built the Chinese civilization circle with political wisdom, and how it passed the blame of "unclear property rights" to its descendants. After two hundred years of trial and error, reform and contention during the Warring States Period, China finally entered the imperial era. Since then, the history of the Chinese empire has been clearly divided into four periods: the founding period from Qin and Han to the Three Kingdoms 410 years; the 400 years from the Three Kingdoms, Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the trial and error, exploration, and integration period; the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties in 683 years, the peak period; and the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties in 647 years, the finalization period. Along the way, we have chosen to turn a country into an empire; we have chosen to respect Confucianism alone and integrate Buddhism and Taoism; we have chosen to open up the north and the south and integrate the Hu and Han; unfortunately, we have also chosen to remain in seclusion and deceive ourselves with illusions. Why these choices and not others? Please see the answer to "Destiny and Choice".
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