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This book is a volume of the "Yin, Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States" series of "China's History" published by Kodansha. The book consists of ten chapters, plus two parts: a preface and an appendix. The preface focuses on the book's new perspective: "the historical characteristics of cultural regions." Ten chapters of the text: The first chapter talks about "the era covered by this book", emphasizing the value and usage of historical materials. Chapters 2 to 5 are about the history of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Chapters 3 and 4 are written in a rather special way. The author's intention is to use the historical books written by various countries during the Warring States Period to examine the content of each country's own position during the Warring States Period, and to trace its historical origins in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties with subjectivity. Chapter Six talks about "Historical Facts of the Spring and Autumn Period". Chapters 7 to 9 talk about the history and culture of the Warring States Period. Chapter 10 is a summary of the whole book. The author pays attention to guiding readers to distinguish the "facts" in historical books, attaches great importance to the use of new materials, and reflects more intensively some historical views of Mr. Hirashi and other Japanese scholars.