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This book comprehensively introduces Chinese and foreign historical materials and research results related to the history of the Xiongnu. In the context of world history and Western European history, this book discusses the entire process of the rise, power, migration, and decline of the Xiongnu from a macro perspective. The author extensively cites various documents and classics and research works of Chinese and foreign scholars, and conducts in-depth research on the geographical environment, economic life, military and political system, religious consciousness, language customs, cultural concepts and other aspects of the ancient Huns' life. Among the research results on the history of the Xiongnu so far, this book is outstanding in terms of length, materials, coverage, and academic level. It can be said to be a comprehensive work on the history of the Xiongnu.

"Seven Hundred Years of the Xiongnu Empire" is a trustworthy history about the Xiongnu. The author Chen Xujing, with a rigorous textual research attitude, researched and compiled various historical materials about the Xiongnu, including not only Chinese history books represented by "Historical Records" and "Hanshu", but also the research results of foreign scholars such as "History of the Roman Empire" and "Chronicles". The author does not simply list historical materials, but analyzes them, providing readers with a rich reading reference. "The Seven Hundred Years of the Hun Empire" depicts the rich history of about 700 years from the time of Touman in the 3rd century BC to the death of Attila in the 5th century AD. Chen Xujing, a master of history, used time as a clue to start from the beginning when Man Chan Yu founded the country, Maodun Chan Yu killed his father and established himself, Hu Hanxie Chan Yu surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Zhi Zhi Chan Yu moved westward, until Attila, the whip of God, regained its glory. At the same time, he cleverly and meticulously outlined the 700-year social development process of the Huns Empire, covering the siege of Baideng, the Hundred Years' War between Hungary and Han, the founding of the country in Central Asia, Attila's conquest of Europe, etc.

The recorded history of the Xiongnu spans about seven hundred years from the time of Touman in the third century BC to the death of Attila in the fifth century AD. During the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu suffered a severe blow from the Western Han Dynasty. In the middle of the first century BC, after Huhanxie Chanyu surrendered to the Han Dynasty, the Huns were divided into southern and northern tribes. The Southern Xiongnu moved to the frontier fortress and even into the fortress. During the Jin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, they were the first of the so-called "Five Huns" to disrupt China. However, in the first half of the fifth century, after the demise of the country established by Houwei Keguzang, Helianbobo and Juqumengxun, the Xiongnu dynasty in East Asia was no longer found in Chinese history books. Only descendants or tribes of the Xiongnu, such as Tuge or Jihu, were scattered in historical records until the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Western European scholars have written some papers and books on the history of the Xiongnu for more than two hundred years, and a few Japanese scholars have written for decades. Although they are familiar with European data, they have not made full use of China's rich historical data. The author tries his best to collect historical materials about the Xiongnu from my country and Europe and organize them, hoping to give a more complete picture of the history of the Xiongnu.