This book uses the Qinling Mountains, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the passes of the Great Wall, famous ancient capitals, and thousand-year-old roads as geographical coordinates to connect the core histories of the Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties. It uses the fate of the three generations of protagonists to outline the thousand-year history of Chinese civilization from rise to prosperity, from turmoil to revival.
The book is divided into six volumes, each with a geographical landmark as the core. History and geography are intertwined, personal and family and country resonate. The research is rigorous and the story is moving.
