Eighty Years of Modern China

"Eighty Years of Modern China" is a modern history book edited by Professor Chen Xulu. The book is concise and easy to understand, describing the 80-year history from the Opium War to the May 4th Movement. With clear arguments and rich historical facts, this book relatively systematically describes how modern China was reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society step by step, and highlights the epic anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle of the advanced Chinese people in order to save their motherland. Modern China was agitated by unprecedented changes in the times. Class contradictions and ethnic contradictions were extremely complex and sharp, manifested in frequent political struggles and armed struggles. The Chinese people's anti-imperialist and anti-feudal struggle drives society forward. This is the main line. In addition, there is also learning from foreign countries and the West, which manifests itself in seeking new scientific knowledge, exploring new theories, changing society, etc.