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A quiet encounter, as if destined. We went from ordinary passers-by, to strangers with some connection, to friends who understand each other, to sweet and happy lovers, and finally to lovers who trust each other for the rest of their lives. I didn't fall in love with you at first sight, but I fell in love with you over time. --Ms. Li I will never forget you after a sudden glance and my heart will beat over time. --Mr. Shen

New version added! The historian used his masterpiece and added nearly 40,000 words to interpret new technologies such as blockchain and the metaverse, and expand the possibilities of the future! The core of "Pivot: China 3000 Years" is to answer a question: "What is China?" In this book, Shi is problem-oriented, transcends the limitations of specific disciplines, and uses knowledge from various disciplines such as geography, history, philosophy, economics, finance, currency, military, population, society, law, and international politics to provide a unified explanatory framework for China's thousands of years of complex history and its successes and failures over the past century. In the elaboration of ancient history, Shi Zhan broke through the common Central Plains-oriented perspective and also broke through the grassland-oriented perspective. In the process of interaction, interdependence, and mutual shaping of multiple sub-regions such as the Central Plains, grasslands, Western Regions, plateaus, and oceans, he discovered a unified historical process that transcended each sub-region, thus reducing Chinese history to a systematic evolutionary history. Shi Shi restrained his value preferences in any direction and used the clue of China's super-large scale to coherently explain the reasons why China was able to maintain a unified empire and the reasons why China fell into backwardness in modern times. The great history of the Chinese revolution in the 20th century also gained a new meaning. In the process of China's encounter with the West, some internal dynamics of Chinese history were activated. Against this background, China's economic growth and its profound shaping of the world order received in-depth discussions on a new model. On this basis, the author also started a series of very constructive thinking about the future.

"Bullet Cross" tells the story of a certain garrison company commander who was eager to achieve success in the final defensive stage of a difficult border war and ordered snipers to dispatch to kill the enemy. This led to the enemy's artillery retaliation. Many of our soldiers were killed, and the company commander also died during the retreat. This book is a powerful war novel written by the author Shi Fang. The manuscript is based on a certain border war. In order to eliminate the interference of other factors, the author tried his best to downplay the historical background and focus on the soldiers on the battlefield. He did not pursue visual war scenes, but repeatedly scanned and observed them to present to readers the living conditions and mental changes of soldiers in a special and difficult battlefield environment. From this, the author's personal thinking is infinitely close to the essence of war.

The power struggle is only superficial, and system change is the key to deciphering the direction of history! Underneath the stories of emperors and generals, there are hidden the creation, changes, practice and collapse of countless systems. These systems are the carrier of the wisdom of the Chinese nation and guide the direction of Chinese history. The system has been implemented in all aspects of Chinese history, and even the seemingly unfettered knights and refugees cannot completely escape the constraints of the system. Whether it is Liangshan Heroes or the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they are all imitations of the existing system. Only by understanding the system can we understand the operating logic of Chinese history.

This book can help you understand: the logic of China's historical evolution, the reasons why China's miracle continues, and how to understand our role in the world. At this critical juncture, everyone is thinking about the future. When we think about the future, the most important thing is to set goals. How to set goals depends on how you understand yourself, China, and the world. Everyone should think about-how does a person understand the environment in the ups and downs of the waves? Why has China risen rapidly in the past 40 years? Can the Chinese miracle last? What will the world be like in the future? What role should you play in the general environment?