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"Reading history makes you wise", this is a famous saying of the 17th century British philosopher Francis Bacon. To read history is to read the truth of history, to understand the laws of historical development, and then to participate in the development of history rationally. The "General History of China" (originally known as "The History of the Country in Vernacular") written by the master historian Lu Simian (1884-1957) can be regarded as a masterpiece of history that competes with Qian Mu's "Outline of National History". So far, it is still the most authoritative and complete general history of China.

"A Brief History of China for Everyone" comprehensively interprets five thousand years of Chinese history from a unique perspective. The book is divided into six chapters: introduction, ancient history, medieval history, modern history, modern history, and conclusion. It uses concise and smooth text to describe China's historical trends, institutional evolution, and cultural development from ancient times to the 1930s. The final chapter is based on the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. This book can be said to be a large encyclopedia of Chinese history. It runs through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties to the Republic of China. It covers various fields such as politics, economy, system, culture, society, ethnicity, religion, etc. It involves specialized knowledge in history, geography and other aspects that are not easily found in general reference books. In addition, the form has changed from long sermons. The articles are short and concise, easy to read and understand, and not boring at all. The content is even more clear and coherent, and the insights are extremely original and novel. It can be said to be Lu Simian's most popular general history of China.

This book is the only popular historical work written by the historian Mr. Lu Simian. The author conducted an in-depth analysis of the characters, events, wars and other issues that appeared in the history of the Three Kingdoms from multiple angles, and put forward many unique and in-depth insights. This book not only collects "History of the Three Kingdoms" and Mr. Lu Simian's notes on the history of the Three Kingdoms, but also adds some chapters from his book "History of Qin and Han" in order to fully reflect Mr. Lu Simian's rigorous academic style.