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  1. A Nation’s Memory: Seventy Years of Iconic Moments in New China 大国记忆：新中国七十年经典瞬间 Liu Jintian刘金田Historical645k WordsCompleted This book is divided into ten parts: "Reborn from the Flames," "Reclaiming the Old Land," "Laying the Foundations," "Forging Our Own Path," "Moving Forward Through Twists and Turns," "A Great Turning Point in History," "Crossing into a New Century," "Scientific Development," "Building the China Dream," and "Striving into a New Era." It selects nearly two hundred historical moments, including the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China and the peaceful liberation of Tibet, to present 132.3kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
  2. A History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国史 Qing Yi青易Historical449k WordsCompleted A focused analysis of the briefest and most chaotic period of division in Chinese history. The book reveals how, behind the military men’s grip on power, society struggled to rebuild its order, and how this turmoil gave rise to the civil official politics of the later Song dynasty. A profound study of social transformation and the patterns of power changing hands, it offers a distinctive perspective and rigorous reasoning. 58kReads9.6Score7.1kShelves
  3. Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 中华上下五千年 Wen Ruoyu文若愚Historical478k WordsCompleted Arranged chronologically, this book selects major events, influential figures, remarkable achievements, and brilliant cultural accomplishments from five thousand years of history. It strives to reach new heights in accuracy, appeal, and insight. Through a rigorous structure and innovative design, it explains Chinese history from every angle, offering fresh perspectives and multiple layers of analysis while vividly and concisely recounting the basic course of China's historical evolution and the 38.5kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
  4. Five Thousand Years of Chinese History: The Classic Original Edition 中华上下五千年（经典原版） Anonymous佚名Historical418k WordsCompleted This book traces the development of Chinese civilization across five thousand years of history, from Pangu creating the world and Yu the Great controlling the floods, through Qin Shi Huang’s unification of China, to the Ming and Qing dynasties and modern times. It covers key eras such as the contending philosophies of the pre-Qin period and the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties. Concise accounts highlight the connections between historical events and figures, offering a clear overview of the bas 34.7kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
  5. Chinese History That Gets You Hooked from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 July Yan'an七月延安Historical892k WordsCompleted A sweeping series on the historical patterns of five thousand years of Chinese history, helping you build a rational, objective, and pattern-seeking framework for a new way of thinking! This series is, in fact, a history book even more captivating than a novel. Starting with the Qin and Han dynasties, it covers the Jin dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song, Liao, Jin, and Xia dynasties, the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and the Taiping Heavenly Ki 34.5kReads9.5Score5.2kShelves
  6. A Complete History of the Great Song: From Its Founding to Yashan 大宋全史：从开国到崖山 Nanlong南陇Historical1.5M WordsCompleted This book offers a sweeping panorama of the three centuries of upheaval that shaped the Song dynasty, from Zhao Kuangyin’s founding of the dynasty after the Chenqiao Mutiny to its fall in the naval battle of Yashan. With a deft touch, the author traces the Northern Song’s prosperity and height of power, as well as the Southern Song’s retreat to a corner of the realm, and delves into the dynasty’s remarkable achievements and fatal weaknesses in politics, military strategy, economics, and culture. 29.1kReads9.5Score6kShelves
  7. The Three Great Campaigns 三大战役 Li Kui李奎Historical548k WordsCompleted The victories in the Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin Campaigns destroyed the main forces on which the Kuomintang relied to maintain its rule, completely changing the course of events. In this war, the fates of great men, wise men, fools, and cowards became entangled, and they turned the battlefield, where the two sides faced off, upside down. They sent the entire situation in China into turmoil. In both scale and results, these campaigns were unprecedented in Chinese military history and rare eve 21.3kReads9.6Score1.4kShelves
  8. From the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty 从秦朝说起，到清朝结束 History Isn't a Zombie历史不是僵尸Historical857k WordsCompleted Rooted in official history, told in an engaging, accessible style. Vivid characters and events that reflect reality. (The Rise of the Qin Empire) Qin Shi Huang, founder of China's imperial system, had a complicated background and a turbulent childhood. Yet he rose resolutely from the chaos of his age to become its central figure, conquering the six kingdoms and earning a place as one of history's greatest emperors. He favored Legalism over Confucianism and swiftly established the institutions of 17.1kReads9.6Score2.9kShelves
  9. The Republic of China, Buried Deep in History (3 Volumes) 历史深处的民国（共3册） Jiang Cheng江城Historical612k WordsCompleted This is a gripping history of the official record from 1840 to 1925, a sweeping work that offers a comprehensive interpretation of late Qing China, the Republic, and the War of Resistance. No book about the Republic of China has ever explained this period as comprehensively, truthfully, clearly, and engagingly as *The Republic of China in the Depths of History*. For that reason, *The Republic of China in the Depths of History* is the top choice for the tens of millions of Chinese enthusiasts of 15.8kReads9.6Score3.5kShelves
  10. A Dazzling Soul in This Mortal World 人间惊鸿客 Wang Lei王磊Historical91k WordsCompleted Did you know that Li Bai was a famous live-in son-in-law in ancient times? Why did this immortal poet, who cared nothing for wealth and status, marry into a wealthy family twice? Su Dongpo was not only one of the greatest writers in Chinese history, but also a true foodie! Dongpo pork, Dongpo pork knuckle, Dongpo cuttlefish, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo soup: all these dishes loved by people today are associated with the great man himself. The celebrated poet Li Qingzhao was also tormented by a “scumbag. 15.7kReads9.5Score3.3kShelves
  11. A Master Strategist: A Historical Portrait of a Three Kingdoms Mastermind 老辣：三国大谋士历史特写 Bowen博文Historical84k WordsCompleted Why did Yuan Shao mastermind Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital? Was Emperor Xian of Han really a puppet in the hands of the warlords? What plans and schemes lay behind Liu Bei's entry into Yi Province? This book delves into the overlooked gaps in history and clears away the dust of time, all to present the Three Kingdoms in its most vivid, human form and trace the currents of political intrigue that later generations overlooked. The book History in Focus: The Great Strategists of the Three King 15.6kReads9.5Score729Shelves
  12. The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty’s Four Hundred Years 大汉王朝兴衰四百年 Su Qiwen苏启文Historical119k WordsCompleted This book carefully selects the major historical events that took place during the reigns of the twenty-six emperors who officially ruled the Han Dynasty over its four-hundred-year history. It is divided into three parts: the Western Han, Eastern Han, and Three Kingdoms periods, with 36 chapters on the Western Han, 30 on the Eastern Han, and 34 on the Three Kingdoms. It details the major turning points of each period and their influence on later generations. The Han Dynasty was one of the most h 12.2kReads9.5Score796Shelves
  13. Five Thousand Years of Chinese History 中国上下五千年 Zhang Qi章祺Historical107k WordsCompleted A History of China Through Five Thousand Years recounts nearly five millennia of Chinese history, from the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Throughout its long history, the great Chinese nation has given rise to countless remarkable figures: politicians, military strategists, thinkers, scientists, writers, artists, and outstanding women. A History of China Through Five Thousand Years selects events that had a major impact on the course of Chinese histo 11.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
  14. A Nonfictional History of the Qing: Three Centuries of the Great Qing in Detail 清史不演义——细说大清三百年 Li Peicong李沛聪Historical743k WordsCompleted This book offers a detailed account of Qing dynasty history, beginning with the rise of the Qing in the northeast and continuing through the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, covering nearly three hundred years of history. It divides Qing history into eight stages, from the dynasty's rise and establishment of nationwide rule, through the prosperous eras of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong and the decline of the mid-Qing period, to the upheavals of the late Qing. Each stage is discussed concisely wi 11kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
  15. Three Hundred Years of the Ming Dynasty's Rise and Fall 大明王朝兴衰三百年 Su Qiwen苏启文Historical121k WordsCompleted This book selects important historical events from the three hundred years of the Ming dynasty, spanning the reigns of its sixteen emperors. It covers twelve events from the Hongwu era, five from the Jianwen era, ten from the Yongle era, five from the Hongxi era, six from the Xuande era, five from the Zhengtong era, four from the Jingtai era, five from the Chenghua era, three from the Hongzhi era, six from the Zhengde era, nine from the Jiajing era, four from the Longqing era, five from the Wanl 10.2kReads9.6Score657Shelves
  16. 100,000 Whys: Chinese History 十万个为什么：中国历史 Mao Haijian茅海建Historical292k WordsCompleted The *Humanities and Social Sciences: 100,000 Whys* series covers the major fields of the humanities and social sciences. It gives middle school students and general readers with an intermediate level of education a well-rounded introduction to the fundamentals of these fields. This volume was planned and written by experts from the Institute of Applied Economics at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. It offers readers interested in economics a convenient starting point and a path toward mor 9.9kReads9.5Score918Shelves
  17. Ten Years of Vicissitudes 沧桑十年 Ma Shitu马识途Historical278k WordsCompleted This book is a memoir of the author’s experiences and observations during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution. From the start of the Cultural Revolution, the author was inexplicably branded a “counterrevolutionary” and a “capitalist roader,” then denounced and imprisoned, plunging into the misery of a shattered family and ruined life. As rebel factions rose across the country, the author even fell into the hands of a faction of Red Guards in Chengdu. Fortunately, drawing on experience worki 8.1kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
  18. Exposing Unit 731, the Japanese Army’s Invasion of China 揭秘731侵华日军部队 Historical and Military Archives历史军事档案室Historical54k WordsCompleted This is a dark chapter of history that was deliberately concealed In the name of “scientific research,” the Japanese Army’s Unit 731 established a vast death factory in Northeast China, subjecting living people to inhuman experiments, including bacterial infection, vivisection, and frostbite tests. More than 3,000 innocent people were tortured to death. Even more horrifying, these “research findings” were put to direct use on the battlefield. Biological warfare was waged in more than 20 Chinese 8.1kReads9.4Score348Shelves
  19. The Secret History of Wu Zetian: Bestseller Edition 武则天秘史：畅销版 Song Xiaoyu宋晓宇Historical135k WordsCompleted It was a feudal society governed by the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, an era when men held power over women. The legendary woman Wu Zetian weathered countless ups and downs, captivating two generations of emperors. She fought her way to the throne of empress, plunged into a fierce struggle for power, and risked everything to claim the imperial throne. She built on the Zhenguan era of good governance and paved the way for the Kaiyuan golden age. This empress was not merely extraordinary: she 6.9kReads9.5Score758Shelves
  20. A Brief History of China's Emperors: The Art of Imperial Rule 略说中国历朝皇帝：帝王心术 Ming Ke鸣珂Historical26k WordsCompleted This book traces the paths to power taken by emperors throughout China's dynasties, revealing the conflicts and transformations between different eras. Though Chinese emperors called themselves the Son of Heaven and were hailed as rulers who would live for ten thousand years, few lived long, and many died young. Some ascended the throne at just a few years old and sat there for decades, leaving a profound impact. They spent their whole lives as emperors, and history itself became a history of em 6.6kReads9.4Score265Shelves
  21. Turbulent Years (1960–1969) 动荡年代（1960－1969） Deng Shujie邓书杰Historical360k WordsCompleted Turbulent Years recounts major events in the development of modern Chinese history from 1960 to 1969. It covers the Central Committee's Shanghai Conference and its decision to continue the Great Leap Forward, the proposal of the Four Modernizations, the official establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the People's Liberation Army's participation in the fight against U.S. aggression and aid to Vietnam, the Cultural Revolution, the February Countercurrent, and other historical events. 6.5kReads9.3Score730Shelves
  22. A Complete History of the Han Empire 大汉帝国全史 The Best Physician Governs the State上医治国Historical864k WordsCompleted Another major work of popular history after *Those Things in the Ming Dynasty*! An entertaining, informative, and rigorous introduction to the history of the Han dynasty. The mighty Han dynasty lasted 400 years and shaped the next 2,000! Why did it define the boundaries of Chinese politics and culture for the following 2,000 years? Promoting unity! Boosting the economy! Opening up! Improving people’s livelihoods! Advancing science and technology! The reigns of Emperors Wen and Jing, the Silk Roa 6.2kReads9.6Score1.3kShelves
  23. Discourses on Salt and Iron 盐铁论 Huan Kuan桓宽Historical60k WordsCompleted The Discourses on Salt and Iron is an unparalleled work. It is the only book in the history of Chinese culture to provide a relatively objective record of debates within the ruling class between those in and out of power over major policies concerning the nation's finances, economy, diplomacy, and culture. Even today, more than two thousand years later, it allows us to understand not only the politics, economy, military affairs, and diplomacy of the time, but also the philosophical foundations u 5.6kReads9.3Score1.1kShelves
  24. History of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the Price of the Peaceful Years 五代十国史：太平年的代价 Qing Yi青易Historical454k WordsCompleted This book focuses on the troubled times of the ten kingdoms from the end of the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, taking the Huangchao Uprising as the trigger, and connecting the magnificent history of the separatist regimes and dynasty changes. From Huang Chao's rise to power despite repeated attempts, to Zhu Wen's surrender to the Tang Dynasty to seize power and the establishment of the Liang Dynasty on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, to Li Keyong, Wang Jian and other heroes competing for the wo 5.4kReads9.4Score561Shelves
  25. Mao Zedong's Final Ten Years 毛泽东最后十年 Chen Changjiang陈长江Historical165k WordsCompleted The author recounts what he saw and heard during the 27 years he spent accompanying Comrade Mao Zedong. In particular, he provides a fairly comprehensive account of Chairman Mao's life, work, studies, and inspection tours from 1966 to 1976, and reveals little-known details and episodes surrounding major events such as his “meetings with the Red Guards” and Lin Biao's “September 13 Incident.” The book offers readers interested in understanding and studying this period important historical facts a 4.7kReads9.6Score884Shelves
  26. The Chaos of the Two Jin Dynasties 两晋之乱 Drunk at Junshan醉罢君山Historical393k WordsCompleted The Jin Dynasty was a period with little presence in the history books. It ended one age of chaos only to begin another. During the Jin, the exclusive dominance of Confucianism was broken, and philosophy, literature, art, history, and technology all underwent changes, with some fields emerging as independent disciplines. New ideas included the indigenous schools of metaphysics and Daoism, as well as Buddhism, which had spread east from India. Grassland cultures of the frontier peoples gradually 4.5kReads9.6Score919Shelves
  27. A Complete History of the Empresses and Consorts of China (Platinum Edition) 中国后妃全传(超值白金版) Zhang Hongwei张宏伟Historical683k WordsCompleted This book tells the stories of empresses from the various dynasties in Chinese history, as well as some of their most famous imperial consorts. Some were paragons of virtue who served as mothers to all under heaven and earned an enduring place in history. Others were infamous temptresses who brought disorder to the imperial harem and left behind a shameful legacy. Through their stories, we see the suffering of ancient women, victims of an autocratic, male-dominated society. Their experiences str 4.1kReads8.8Score567Shelves
  28. Tales of the Five Dynasties: The True History Behind Peaceful Years 五代那些事儿：《太平年》背后的真实历史 Yu Yaohua余耀华Historical571k WordsCompleted The Five Dynasties: The Stories Behind the History objectively depicts historical figures and events, including Zhu Wen, Zhu Youzhen, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, Shi Jingtang, Shi Chonggui, Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei, Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin, bringing the chaotic era of the Five Dynasties back to life. Combining knowledge, historical accuracy, and entertainment, the book is lively, witty, sharp, and full of energy. It is an excellent popular introduction to the history of the Five Dynasties. 4kReads9.5Score273Shelves
  29. Five Thousand Years of Chinese History (Collector's Edition, Complete in Four Volumes) 中华上下五千年（珍藏版）（全套四册） Jiang Zhongzhe姜忠喆Historical925k WordsCompleted This book chronicles 5,000 years of Chinese history, from ancient times to the end of the Qing dynasty. Drawing on historical sources, it uses time as its framework and significant historical events and figures as its threads, organizing and adapting the material in accessible modern language. It covers politics, economics, culture, and other fields, presenting the development of the Chinese nation in an orderly, comprehensive way while combining knowledge, insight, and entertainment. From ancie 4kReads9.6Score439Shelves
  30. Ma Boyong’s Hilarious Brief History of China 马伯庸笑翻中国简史 Ma Boyong马伯庸Historical97k WordsCompleted This is the most concise and vivid history of China. The “literary genius” Ma Boyong covers the centuries from the Warring States and the Qin and Han dynasties through to the late Qing and the Republic of China, sketching the threads of Chinese history in just a few strokes. He breaks away from the traditional approach of writing history through political events and the succession of emperors, instead weaving the past together around the novel theme of “the virtues of dynasties.” His sharp comme 4kReads9.2Score850Shelves
  31. A Complete Record of the Three Great Campaigns 三大战役全记录 Wen Chaoli文朝利Historical225k WordsCompleted War has been a constant theme throughout human history. In every era and every country, it takes on a form unlike any seen before. The brief year from September 1948 to September 1949 was undoubtedly the period of most dramatic change on Chinese soil in more than a century. Victory in the three major campaigns of Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin destroyed the main forces on which the Kuomintang depended to maintain its rule, completely changing the country's course. In this war, the fates of great 3.8kReads9.6Score624Shelves
  32. Truth Seekers: Unsolved Mysteries of Chinese History 真相探寻者：中国历史未解之谜 Hermit of a Hundred Lakes百湖居士Historical104k WordsCompleted The Truth Seekers: Unsolved Mysteries of Chinese History brings together countless age-old mysteries, sparking readers' boundless curiosity. The book presents these historical enigmas one by one, using detailed information and in-depth analysis to guide readers on a mysterious journey in search of the truth, revealing the profound mysteries and endless possibilities of history. 3.4kReads9.3Score243Shelves
  33. Every Inch of Our Land Was Bought with Blood 一寸河山一寸血 Fifty Provinces Beyond the Pass关河五十州Historical889k WordsCompleted A sweeping account of China's resistance against Japan, bringing the history of the main Chinese front to life. After five years of anticipation from a million readers, the complete, unabridged edition is finally here! War is only part of history. War is stirring, but the full story is even more compelling. Every inch of land was bought with blood. We salute the veterans and must never forget our national humiliation! Beginning with the Huanggutun Incident and the September 18 Incident, and taki 3.3kReads9.6Score497Shelves
  34. Emperor Wu of Han: The Art of Ruling 汉武帝：统治的艺术 Fog Fills the River雾满拦江Historical325k WordsCompleted Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, ascended the throne at the age of 17 and ruled for 54 years. He accomplished what generations of Han emperors before him had failed to achieve: defeating the Xiongnu in the north, conquering the Baiyue in the south, bringing Korea to heel in the east, and extending the Silk Road westward. He expanded the empire’s borders, centralized power, elevated Confucianism above other schools of thought, and established state monopolies on salt and iron. With a keen eye and a wi 3.3kReads9.5Score150Shelves
  35. Chinese History That Hooks You from the First Page 一读就上瘾的中国史 Wen Boling温伯陵Historical190k WordsCompleted In Li Bai's eyes, Yang Guifei was “clouds hint at her robes, flowers at her face; spring breezes brush the balustrade, dew glistens in their splendor.” To Du Mu, she was “a horseman gallops through the red dust, the consort smiles; none knows the lychees have arrived.” But to Luo Yin, she was “Aman below must have something to say: this time, don't blame Yang Guifei again.” Which is the real Yang Guifei: the beauty, the favored consort, the profligate woman, or the heroine made to take the blame 3.2kReads9.5Score968Shelves
  36. Three Hundred Years of Tang Dynasty: Rise and Fall (Complete in 7 Volumes) 大唐兴衰三百年（全7册） Shi Cheng Donglin士承东林Historical2.3M WordsCompleted This series tells the story of the three centuries of the Tang dynasty, from 607 to 907. Drawing on official histories and classic historical works such as the Old Book of Tang, the New Book of Tang, the Record of the Founding of the Great Tang, and the Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, it uses time as its framework and the key figures and events that shaped history as its focus. Told in a witty, humorous style, it offers a sweeping portrait of the lives of the Tang dynasty's twenty-one 3.2kReads9.5Score724Shelves
  37. The Iron Tide of Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army 铁流陕北：从红军到八路军 Sasu萨苏Historical106k WordsCompleted From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army, this work offers a fresh perspective and an analysis of historical sources to recreate a little-known history of the Long March, full of vivid human stories. The Iron Current in Northern Shaanxi: From the Red Army to the Eighth Route Army is an illustrated documentary account of the Red Army's Long March. Taking a new perspective that moves from north to south across the region, it examines international reports on the red bases in northern China durin 3.2kReads8.8Score—Shelves
  38. Mastering Chinese History: The Tang Dynasty 吃透中国史.唐 I'm Not Bai Chi我是不白吃Historical41k WordsCompleted To truly understand Chinese history, read Don’t Eat for Nothing. Don’t Eat for Nothing: The Tang Dynasty is the opening work in Don’t Eat for Nothing’s comic series on the grand sweep of Chinese history. The cultured Don’t Eat for Nothing takes on the roles of historical figures, leading readers deep into the events themselves and letting them witness major moments in history firsthand: the rise of the “Reign of Zhenguan” and the “Kaiyuan Prosperity,” the beginning and end of the “An Lushan Rebe 3.1kReads9.5Score399Shelves
  39. History of the Southern Ming 南明史 Gu Cheng顾诚Historical696k WordsCompleted A nation on the brink of ruin still descends into infighting, and even in its final days, the infighting continues! Nothing is more absurd than human nature. In March 1644, Li Zicheng's Great Shun forces captured Beijing, and the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. When news reached Nanjing, the Southern Capital, the question of who would be enthroned became urgent. Civil and military officials alike scrambled to make a name for themselves before the new ruler, each hoping to claim the credit for 3.1kReads9.5Score774Shelves
  40. A General History of China 中国通史（吕思勉中国史丛书） Lü Simei吕思勉Historical288k WordsCompleted This is a major work by the historian Lü Simian. Originally titled A High School Textbook on Chinese History, it was written in the 1930s as a general history of China for students at Fuxing High School. Published by the Commercial Press in 1934, it was widely popular and had a lasting influence. Concise and easy to understand, the book is suitable for general readers. 3kReads9.4Score915Shelves
  41. A Chronicle of the Fourth Front Army's Campaigns 红四方面军征战纪实 Zhu Xiuhai朱秀海Historical285k WordsCompleted In the late 1920s and early 1930s, renowned generals such as Xu Xiangqian, Xu Jishen, Zeng Zhongsheng, and Kuang Jixun entered the Dabie Mountains. A Red Army appeared across the vast region north of the Yangtze River, south of the Huai River, and east of the Pinghan Railway. This was the Red Fourth Front Army, which established the E-Yu-Wan Soviet Area, the country’s second-largest revolutionary base, as well as the Sichuan-Shaanxi Soviet Area. Facing Chiang Kai-shek’s forces and their ever mo 3kReads9.6Score402Shelves
  42. Discourses on Salt and Iron: A Modern Chinese Edition 盐铁论（白话本） Huan Kuan桓宽Historical186k WordsCompleted *Discourses on Salt and Iron* is a remarkable collection of debates on ancient economics and politics. It vividly recreates the fierce clashes during the Western Han Dynasty between the Worthies and the Grand Minister of Agriculture over policies such as state monopolies on salt and iron, and the equalization of transportation and prices. This accessible version brings the debate to life and lets you transmigrate through time to witness a feast of wit and eloquence. The book offers not only a pr 3kReads9.4Score982Shelves
  43. A Half-Hour Cartoon History of China (Complete in Seven Volumes) 半小时漫画中国史（全七册） Chen Lei and the Half-Hour Comics Team陈磊·半小时漫画团队Historical203k WordsCompleted Read comics for half an hour and learn the history of China and the world! This is actually a rigorous, minimalist history of China plus a minimalist world history. From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, and from the Four Great Ancient Civilizations to Europe, Japan, and the United States... Open this book and learn history while laughing until your abs hurt. Half-Hour Comics: Chinese History 1–5: The Spring and Autumn and Warring State 2.9kReads9.6Score766Shelves
  44. The Warring States Period in One Sitting: A Fascinating Era 一口气读完战国史：战国很有料 Hermit of Bird Mountain鸟山居士Historical595k WordsCompleted This book brings the stirring history of the Warring States period to life in clear, accessible prose. Here you’ll find the famous Four Lords of the Warring States, horrific wars on an epic scale, the flourishing ideas of the Hundred Schools of Thought, and the changing balance of power among the feudal lords. This is an accessible history of the Warring States period, full of fascinating stories. 2.9kReads9.5Score604Shelves
  45. Wang Liqun's Historical Records Reading Set 王立群读史记套装 Wang Liqun王立群Historical1.5M WordsCompleted "Wang Liqun Reading Historical Records" is a national-level history textbook that has been best-selling for 17 years by the famous cultural scholar Professor Wang Liqun. It is also the culmination of his nine-volume "Reading Historical Records Series". The series abandons jokes and fabrications, and is based on rigorous official history. It breaks away from the obscure and boring narratives of traditional ancient books and focuses on the six most representative emperors and generals of the Qin a 2.8kReads9.3Score482Shelves
  46. Princess Taiping and Her Era 太平公主和她的时代 Meng Man蒙曼Historical160k WordsCompleted Never before had so many women at once plunged into such fierce and complicated political power struggles! Wu Zetian successfully overturned the traditional belief that only men could become emperors, and inspired the political ambitions of a generation of women in the palace. Princess Taiping, Wu Zetian’s daughter, wielded immense power at court. Empress Wei, Wu Zetian’s daughter-in-law, aspired to become a second Wu Zetian. Princess Anle, Wu Zetian’s granddaughter, was determined to become the 2.6kReads9.5Score776Shelves
  47. Looking Back on a Millennium of Spring and Autumn Storms (4-Book Set) 回望千年之春秋风雨（全四册） Liu Yong刘涌Historical489k WordsCompleted Spring and Autumn Storms is the first book in the Looking Back Across a Thousand Years series. Drawing a clear narrative thread through a vast body of historical records, it helps readers grasp the course of Spring and Autumn history from a broad perspective. The main historical thread is divided into four stages. Early Spring and Autumn period: After King Ping moved the Zhou capital east, the three lesser hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period, led by Duke Zhuang of Zheng, shaped the era's ce 2.6kReads9.4Score638Shelves
  48. Decisive Battle: The Northeast China Liberation War, 1945–1948 决战 东北解放战争：1945～1948 Liu Tong刘统Historical541k WordsCompleted One of the Shanghai People's Publishing House's "War of Liberation" series, published in tribute to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. This is Decisive Battle: The Northeast China Campaign of the War of Liberation, 1945–1948, by Liu Tong, a renowned military historian and author of Northward: The Full Story of the Central Committee's Struggle with Zhang Guotao. The Northeast China theater was swept by dramatic changes from 1945 to 1948. After Japan's surrender, 2.2kReads9.5Score175Shelves
  49. Two Hundred Years of the Mongol Empire 蒙古帝国二百年 Yelü Cheng'an耶律承安Historical472k WordsCompleted A sweeping account of the Mongol Empire’s tumultuous two-hundred-year history, uncovering the secrets behind the rise and fall of the most powerful empire of the medieval world. After unifying the Mongolian steppe, Genghis Khan and his descendants swiftly launched military campaigns abroad, from the steppe to the Han heartlands, from Khwarazm to Rus, and across Asia into Europe. The Mongol Empire’s cavalry seemed invincible. Neither East nor West could halt its expansion. The Mongol Empire destr 2.1kReads9.5Score327Shelves
  50. An Outline of Chinese History 国史大纲 Qian Mu钱穆Historical412k WordsCompleted An Outline History of China is a general history of China, written with a focus on concision: it sets out the main points and cuts the trivial details. In fewer than 1,000 pages, it manages to provide detailed accounts of historical figures and a comprehensive record of their achievements, demonstrating the author’s remarkable command of a complex past. The book is clearly structured, with just the right balance of detail and brevity. An Outline History of China surveys the evolution of traditio 2.1kReads9.4Score634Shelves