"Five Thousand Years Up and Down" is a history textbook written by the author for senior middle school students. "Up and Down Five Thousand Years" is in vernacular form, and the narrative is as specific as possible, with few generalizations. It was a high school history textbook that was widely used and had a large circulation at that time.
"Up and Down Five Thousand Years" involves specialized knowledge in history, geography and other aspects that are not easily found in ordinary reference books. The whole book uses simple and smooth words to describe China's historical trends, institutional evolution, and cultural development from ancient times to the 1930s. The final chapter is based on the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia of Chinese history that runs through all eras and looks at all fields. It covers the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties to the Republic of China, covering various fields such as politics, economy, system, culture, society, ethnicity, religion and so on.
Reader comments
This book is like a big encyclopedia of Chinese history! It covers various eras from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Republic of China, with rich and comprehensive content. I like the vivid descriptions of historical events and characters in the book, which makes me feel like I have traveled to the past. Moreover, it also explores the origin of the Han nationality. Although this issue has not yet been concluded, I admire this research spirit. All in all, this is a book well worth reading!
This book is like a big encyclopedia of Chinese history! It covers various eras from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Republic of China, with rich and comprehensive content. I like the vivid descriptions of historical events and characters in the book, which makes me feel like I have traveled to the past. Moreover, it also explores the origin of the Han nationality. Although this issue has not yet been concluded, I admire this research spirit. All in all, this is a book well worth reading!