Ancient China and Its Powerful Neighbors: the Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History (Classic Translation Series on the History of Civilizations)

"Ancient China and Its Powerful Neighbors: The Rise of Nomadic Power in East Asian History" is a masterpiece of Sinology research by American scholars. The author studies the history of China's northern Xinjiang region between 900 BC and 100 BC. He combines Chinese historical texts and archaeological data to conduct in-depth research on the confrontational relationship between early China and the steppe nomads, and provides a new interpretation of well-known historical events. These include: the construction of early defensive walls that were later connected to become the "Great Wall"; the formation of the Xiongnu Empire, an empire established by nomadic people in world history; a series of historical events that led to the Chinese army's conquest of the northwest region, thereby opening a trade channel with Central Asia, and so on.