Five Thousand Years of Chinese History: Collector’s Edition

Five Thousand Years of Chinese History is a popular history book for young readers. A bestseller for more than thirty years, it has earned the trust and appreciation of several generations of readers. Following the classic approach of telling history through stories, the book presents 262 historical tales in chronological order, from the myths of the world’s creation and legends of fire-making with sticks to Emperor Qianlong’s bans and revisions of books and Cao Xueqin’s writing of Dream of the Red Chamber. It covers every aspect of the development of Chinese civilization.