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"A Brief History of China" written by French historian and sinologist Grusset is one of the classic works for Westerners to study Chinese history. In the book, the author uses major historical events and historical figures as points to connect the history of China for thousands of years. Based on these points, the author unfolds the picture and intercepts unique visual aspects one by one, from the origin of China to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, the author does not write about Chinese history in isolation, but puts it into the overall context of world history. Through horizontal and vertical comparisons, he looks at Chinese history and civilization more objectively from another perspective, and shows us a Chinese history that is different from previous perspectives.

"Steppe Empire" is a classic general history of Central Asia written by the famous oriental historian Rene Gruset. "Steppe Empire" depicts scenes of magnificent historical dramas staged on the prairie over the past three thousand years: the rise and fall of the steppe empires established by peoples on horseback such as the Scythians, Huns, Turks, and Mongols; the "whips of God" such as Attila, Genghis Khan, and Timur set off a historical surge across Europe and Asia. "Grassland Empire" uses a broad historical perspective to sort out the common historical context behind these famous nomadic peoples, and writes a magnificent and soul-stirring historical picture of the Grassland Empire.

This book is a classic work about the three thousand years of history of nomadic peoples in Eurasia. How did Temujin, who lost his father at a young age, lead the weak nomads to defeat all the heroes and unify Mongolia? How did he and his successors continue their western expeditions to create the largest land empire in history? In this work, the author uses the rise and development of the nation as a clue to outline the history of the Mongolian army led by Genghis Khan in the vast Eurasian continent. In addition to the history of the Mongolian conquests throughout the book, the book also contains the intertwined human nature of cunning and helplessness, cruelty and coldness, friendship and betrayal, presenting readers with a thrilling and gripping historical picture.

"Civilization of the East" is one of the representative works of French historian Rene Gruset. The book systematically explains Eastern civilization around "Civilization of the Near East and the Middle East", "Civilization of India", "Civilization of China" and "Civilization of Japan". Grusset did not start from the overall picture of Eastern history, but relied on his extensive knowledge and collection and research of antiquities materials, and clarified the artistic development path of the ancient Eastern countries based on aesthetics and academics. Because of Grusser's introduction, the ancient charm of the East vividly appeared on the page, and the civilization of the East was also presented to the world from another perspective.