The Game of Worlds: a Record of the Conflict Between Eastern and Western Civilizations

From the ink marks on the Athenian pottery pieces to the cold light of the bronze ritual vessels of the Yin Ruins; From the iron hooves of Mongolia crushing the war smoke in Western Asia, to the sword shadow of Western European knights defending their estates; From the gates of the country opened by the powerful ships and cannons of the great powers, to the dragon's roar when the dragon in the east awakens. This is a game of civilization that spans three thousand years. When Cleisthenes used pottery pieces to banish and protect the fire of democracy, the ancient Eastern countries were using bronze ritual vessels to forge a patriarchal order; On the eve of Hulagu's western expedition with his Mongolian cavalry, European lords were maintaining feudal ties with the spirit of chivalry. When strong ships and cannons smash the dream of a heavenly kingdom, when hegemonism attempts to crush the diversity of civilizations, Generations of protagonists come from different time and space, using systems as chess and ideas as pawns. On the chessboard of survival and destruction, No regrets for the survival of civilization. Four civilized dialogues, four life-and-death collisions, Each volume is a new perspective, and each chapter is the ultimate game. When the ideal of a community with a shared future for mankind comes into reality, this thousand-year chess game will finally reach its final answer. From the "Pottery Exile" in Athens to the bronze ritual vessels of the ancient Eastern countries; from the Western Expedition of the Mongolian cavalry to the chivalry of the manor lords; from the strong ships and cannons of the great powers to the awakening of the dragon in the East; from the rampage of hegemonism to the ideal of a community with a shared future for mankind. These are four great dialogues and fierce collisions between Eastern and Western civilizations in different eras and under different social forms. Each volume is a new protagonist, a new perspective, and an ultimate game about systems, ideas, and survival.