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There have always been different opinions on who the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period specifically refer to. Among them, Qi Huan, Song Xiang, Jin Wen, Qin Mu, and Chu Zhuang are widely circulated. This book is a masterpiece of scholar Chao Fulin's research on pre-Qin history. Focusing on the changes in hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, he carefully combed the evolution of hegemony in the Spring and Autumn Period, focusing on the many overlords of the "Changing King's Banner on the City Head" and the counselors around them on that historical stage. What is commendable is that the language of this book is easy to understand, and it is a popular book for understanding the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. Chao Fulin's concept of "Qi Huan, Jin Wen, Chuzhuang, Wu Helu, and Yue Goujian" as the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period has never changed, but he also believes that in the development of Spring and Autumn history, in addition to the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, there are other strong ones, so he discusses the Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period rather than the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. This revision has added the author's new thinking and revised it.

Compared with the social development in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, and even after the Qin and Han dynasties, the social and historical evolution process of the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties was quite long in terms of both the time span and the speed of evolution, but the speed of evolution was relatively slow. However, compared with the primitive era of our country, the social and historical evolution of Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty was shorter and the speed of evolution was very fast. In the historical process of our country since ancient times, the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties are a medium-sized link connecting two great eras. If our country's outstanding and glorious ancient culture since the Qin and Han Dynasties is a historical monument made of copper and iron, then the fiercely turbulent Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the moment when the molten copper and molten iron that cast this monument were boiling. The Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties made perfect preparations for this huge historical project. Therefore, an in-depth investigation of the historical situation of the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou dynasties is particularly important for us to correctly and profoundly understand and grasp traditional Chinese culture.

Explore the spiritual world of ancient China and trace the formation of Chinese cultural genes. In the pre-Qin period, concepts such as heaven, emperor, ghosts, and gods were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. In response, witchcraft, curses, divination, and divination also played an important role in political and social life. Even the highest power in society initially appeared in the form of a "divine lord." These thoughts and concepts are the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient ancestors in social practice, and have had a profound impact on the political and social thought of the entire ancient China. In this book, Mr. Chao Fulin, a leading researcher of pre-Qin history, conducts in-depth research on the worship system and world of belief in the pre-Qin period, using the themes of "Heaven and Emperors", "Ghosts and Gods", "Witches and Curses", "Zhan and Omen", and "Kingship and Divine Power" respectively. He uses the mirror of "illusion" to reflect on reality and opens another door for readers to understand traditional Chinese culture. Mr. Chao Fulin, a leading researcher on Pre-Qin history, conducted in-depth research on the worship system and world of beliefs in the Pre-Qin period.