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Focusing on the grand theme of the attributes and historical status of the Xixia civilization, this book conducts comprehensive and systematic observations and discussions on the aspects of ethnicity, religion, politics, law, history, literature, art, language, characters and historical background on the basis of sorting out the fruitful results achieved in the study of Xixia history at home and abroad. It puts forward the view that the Xixia civilization from the 11th to the 13th century is a reconstruction of the Chinese civilization of the Han and Tang Dynasties. With rich content and broad vision, it represents an important breakthrough and significant progress in the field of Xixia history research.

Professor Li Zhian is a famous Yuan historian and is known for his research on the political system and political culture of the Yuan Dynasty. In recent years, his academic vision has expanded to a longer period of discussion of medieval history, striving to combine microscopic textual research with macroscopic longitudinal analysis, trying to change the bias of trivial fragmentation. This book contains 11 historical papers published by the author in "Historical Research", "Chinese Social Sciences", "Literature, History and Philosophy" and other publications. With a comprehensive perspective, the focus is on clarifying the ins and outs of the three topics of political domination, northern and southern regions, and ethnic integration and their manifestations in each period, focusing on grasping the intricate interweaving or mutual influence of political domination, regional differences, and ethnic relations, and making informed decisions. The author attaches equal importance to textual evidence and theoretical thinking, abandons the deduction of concepts and terms, and comprehensively promotes the re-understanding of medieval history with new methods, new questions, and new perspectives through multi-dimensional integrated research.

This book selects a number of nodes from the long history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It focuses on the introduction of well-known historical figures such as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian. It provides precise reviews of feudal governance such as the "Reign of Zhenguan" and "Yuanhe Zhongxing", as well as in-depth analysis of major historical events such as the "Xuanwumen Incident" and "Anshi Rebellion". The analysis and comprehensive discussion of the development and evolution of the land equalization system, the military service system, the imperial examination system and other legal systems outline a grand picture of the "prosperity of the Tang Dynasty" from different aspects. It provides an excellent entry point for us to comprehensively and systematically understand the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. At the same time, we hope that readers can benefit from it.

This book provides a profound analysis of a series of major events that occurred in the process of the Qin Dynasty, the first unified empire in Chinese history, rising from a barbaric land step by step with difficulty, then sweeping across the six kingdoms of Shandong and unifying the world, and then quickly falling apart. Against the background of the rapid transformation of the state during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this article explains the rise and fall of the Qin State - the Qin Dynasty - from various levels including politics, economy, military, ideology, geographical environment, regional culture, and the personal roles of certain figures, and understands and grasps the pulse and development trajectory of this period of history. It also uses simple and easy-to-understand language and vivid and detailed cases to alert the world.

The Ming Dynasty was an important dynasty in the late feudal society of China. It was born in the smoke of the vigorous peasant war in the late Yuan Dynasty, and was submerged by the magnificent peasant uprising in the late Ming Dynasty. More than two hundred and seventy years of vicissitudes have left countless lamentable stories: centralization of power has been greatly strengthened, exchanges between China and the West have continued to deepen, the seeds of capitalism have begun to appear, and citizen culture has unprecedented prosperity... All of these demonstrate the complexity and richness of this period of history. Based on this, this book strives to get rid of the shackles of traditional history books and conduct in-depth analysis and interpretation of major events and important figures in the history of the Ming Dynasty from different angles and levels. It hopes to present readers with a general history of the Ming Dynasty that is very different from similar works.

Regarding the Song Dynasty, people's impressions are inevitably stereotyped. They believe that the Song Dynasty valued literature over military affairs and was weak. However, it is undeniable that its economic prosperity and cultural prosperity were unprecedented in history. The political and military decline formed an extremely sharp contrast with the economic and cultural glory. They seemed to coexist in disharmony, which triggered very different evaluations from history readers of the past generations. This book focuses on major historical events or social phenomena such as the end of the wars of the Five Dynasties, the strengthening of centralization of power, and the implementation of the policy of right culture and restraint of force. At the same time, it re-examines the history of the two Song Dynasties from various aspects such as politics, economy, culture, diplomacy, science and technology, hoping to arouse the resonance of readers.

As the first national political power established by ethnic minorities in Chinese history, the Yuan Dynasty not only had a vast territory, but also made unprecedented achievements in cultural exchanges between China and the West. Through more than a hundred years of ups and downs, the prototype of a multi-ethnic unified country has emerged before us. This book organizes this complex history into a volume in the form of series of narratives, with clear outlines and precise expositions. The three Western Expeditions, Tubo prefectures and counties, and the Red Turban Uprising are all analyzed in detail. The manuscript not only pays attention to readability and interest, but also takes into account the reference and guidance value of history on life and society. It is suitable for both refined and popular people, and explains the profound things in simple terms. It is hoped that it can arouse the thinking and resonance of more readers.

This book is a political history work based on a monograph. It deeply explores the political changes in the approximately one hundred years from Wang Gang's unification of New York at the end of the Han Dynasty to the reunification of the Western Jin Dynasty. The book discusses the development, evolution and struggles of ruling groups such as the Yuan regime, Cao Cao regime, Cao Shuang group, and Sima regime in the late Han Dynasty from the perspectives of macro situation, social atmosphere, political culture, institutional structure, political events, and family cases. It also analyzes the governance policies of rulers at different stages, such as Cao Cao, Emperor Wen of Wei, Emperor Ming of Wei, and Emperor Wu of Jin, as well as their pros and cons. From the chaotic historical events, we stick to the simple and avoid the complex, select major issues related to the political structure at that time and even the characteristics of the entire era, and conduct case studies. Each chapter is independent of each other, but also logically connected and linked to each other, outlining the basic clues and overall appearance of the political evolution of the late Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties. In this reprint, the organizer has added several articles according to the author's plan during his lifetime, which more comprehensively demonstrates the author's academic achievements in the field of political history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

This book is a chronological history work that tells the story of the Three Kingdoms era in a broad sense, that is, the historical events from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the unification of the Western Jin Dynasty for nearly a hundred years. The book gives a detailed description of the separatist rule at the end of the Han Dynasty and the rise and fall of the Wei, Shu and Wu kingdoms, and analyzes the important figures and historical events. Based on historical records, it corrects some errors in common statements. It also sorts out the institutional changes and innovations, the development of agriculture, industry and commerce, and the achievements of academic culture and literary creation in the Three Kingdoms era, comprehensively showing the appearance of the Three Kingdoms era. This book has solid historical materials, rigorous exposition, and concise and fluent language. It is a chronological history work that is both rich in academic weight and fluent and easy to read. It has high publication value.

An unprecedented unification war made the Qin people proud and proud after more than 500 years of struggle, creating a great era with the theme of "great unification". Qin Shihuang was ambitious and carried out drastic measures to eradicate the old and innovate. However, in just the past 14 years, the emerging Qin Dynasty fell into the abyss of national subjugation, and the dream of "one lineage for all generations" was shattered. Why was the Qin State able to defeat the Six Kingdoms, but the Qin Dynasty collapsed in the blink of an eye? Why is the rule of the Qin Dynasty not accepted, but the Qin system can be passed down for thousands of years? The answer lies in the last 50 years of Qin's history.

He unified the north and south, established the imperial examination, and established the system of three provinces and six ministries; he dug canals and reopened the Western Regions, attracting all nations to come to court. After more than 300 years of division and chaos, the Sui Dynasty made a high-profile appearance, ushering in the second era of great unification in Chinese history, and its achievements have benefited thousands of years. Seeing the building rise, everything is full of vitality again. However, in an instant, the building was in danger. The construction of Daxing City, the construction of the Eastern Capital, the northern inspection of the grasslands, three expeditions to the south of the Yangtze River, and three expeditions to Goguryeo... Various measures taken by the Sui Dynasty overwhelmed the people, and the uprising spread rapidly across the country. In the end, the Sui Dynasty only lasted for two generations and came to an end in 37 years, becoming a meteor in Chinese history. Why was a pioneering and forward-looking dynasty overwhelmed by its grand ambitions? And why did a dynasty that only lasted for 37 years influence future generations for thousands of years? This is the question this book seeks to answer.

The Western Jin Dynasty ended the era of division of the Three Kingdoms and once again achieved national unification. However, the internal power structure of the Western Jin Dynasty was very fragile, and it faced serious external threats. Under internal and external difficulties, the Western Jin Dynasty quickly collapsed, which ushered in nearly three hundred years of chaos and division. Politics, culture, and ideas were all reconstructed and reborn in the collision, which affected the subsequent prosperity of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This book is divided into two volumes, starting from Wei Ming Emperor Cao Ruituogu, and completely restores the history of the Western Jin Dynasty from the Sima family's rise to power to the establishment of the Wei Dynasty and the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, to the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, and finally the rapid collapse of the Western Jin Dynasty. It analyzes in detail how this fragile dynasty came to its demise step by step from various aspects such as political structure, power struggle, and ethnic migration, and explores the transcendent significance behind the rise and fall of the Western Jin Dynasty, allowing readers to have a deeper understanding of the history of the Western Jin Dynasty.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

"Five Thousand Years Under a Magnifying Glass" is a set of Chinese history books specially written for teenagers. On the basis of systematically sorting out the development of Chinese history, the author uses clear and interesting writing to narrate the important historical figures and historical events in Chinese history. At the same time, the author uses problem awareness and historical thinking throughout the book, focusing on inspiring young people to explore the laws of historical evolution. In addition, the book also covers geography, economy, culture, art, officials, institutions, diplomacy, military and other aspects. It focuses on the comparison of Chinese and foreign history at the same time, and builds a true, rich, three-dimensional and interesting "big history" for young people, leading them into the colorful historical world, understanding Chinese history, and laying the foundation for their lifelong history learning.

As the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, how did the Forbidden City evolve into the museum it is today? In the process of evolution, who is planning for its future and trying every means to preserve its cultural relics, treasures and historical relics? In that turbulent era, what history did it and its successive leaders experience and witness? This is exactly the question Zhang Hongwei, the author of this book, wants to answer. From October 23, 1924, when Feng Yuxiang launched a coup in Beijing to expel Puyi from the palace, and October 10, 1925, when the Palace Museum was established, to 1949, the precarious Forbidden City witnessed the wisdom and courage of its seven leaders, Li Yuying, Zhuang Yunkuan, Zhao Erxun, Jiang Han, Wang Shizhen, Yi Peiji, and Ma Heng. Amid the great changes in cultural politics, they and thousands of people of insight have built an impenetrable line of defense to protect the Forbidden City and China's precious cultural heritage. This book is equipped with more than 100 important and rare historical pictures, and the "Picture Description" section at the end of the book is equipped with more than 30 color pictures, presenting the splendid and long historical and cultural implications of the Forbidden City.

This book focuses on the Three Kingdoms after the twelfth year of the founding of the Shu Han Dynasty (234). Starting from this year, the Three Kingdoms faded away from the glory of heroes and showed the true background of history. After the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu experienced the thorny path of the founding generation, they began to face their own difficulties: the legitimacy of the founding of the country, the transition of power between generations, the discord between the monarch and the powerful ministers, the change of military strategy, the rise of meritorious sons, the intensification of ethnic conflicts on the border, etc. Putting them in the complex relationship of conflicts, alliances, and checks and balances between the three regimes, they take on special significance. From 234 to 263, the year when the Shu Han fell, it was the "post-Zhuge Liang era" of the Shu Han for thirty years. As the weakest country among the Three Kingdoms, the Shu Han regime still maintains its tenacious vitality. The game between imperial power and prime minister power, the struggle between the "new people" and the "old people", the debate between the Northern Expedition and self-preservation, and the subtle alliance between Wu and Shu, together constitute an excellent perspective from which to observe the Three Kingdoms. Jiang Wan, Fei Yi, Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, Zhuge Zhan, Luo Xian, Chen Shou... And even the later master Liu Chan, they only really appeared in this period. Amidst the ups and downs of the Shu Han regime, there are still many intriguing stories.

"The Waves Before and After", flying over a hundred years, starts anew on the historical extension of the previous brother book "Pulsing China", continues to explore the spiritual roots of contemporary Chinese people, focuses on case studies of the mental journeys of hundreds of intellectual elites, and pays attention to our China in the past hundred years. Without the late Qing Dynasty, there would be no May Fourth Movement; without the May Fourth Movement, how would there be a revolution? Many of the secrets of the Chinese revolution can be traced back to the radical intellectuals of the late Qing Dynasty. Throughout the history of modern Chinese intellectuals, we can see two lines, three generational changes and four internal divisions. In a sense, the changing times and internal differentiation of modern Chinese intellectuals reflect the depth and breadth of their inner spiritual world, as well as the richness and complexity of the historical world of modern China.

This book completely tells the history of more than 300 years from the founding of Zhao Kuangyin to the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty. Let's go back to the original classic with you and tell the story of the rise and fall of the two Song Dynasties. Through the replacement of 18 emperors in the two Song Dynasties, the character of the civil servants and the heroism of the military commanders show the changes within the two Song Dynasties and the stormy years of resisting powerful enemies from abroad. Travel through time, deeply explore the rise and fall of the two Song Dynasties, and feel the glory and vicissitudes of that era. Abandon second-hand interpretations, go straight to the original historical materials, discover the truth hidden in the depths of time, and appreciate the continuous ups and downs of Chinese civilization.

The Qin and Han Dynasties were a prosperous period in the history of our country. The political, military, and economic systems formed profoundly affected the historical process of China for more than two thousand years, determined the basic pattern of Chinese culture, and left a profound impact on future generations. To understand ancient China, one must read the history of Qin and Han Dynasties carefully. This book has detailed research and unique insights. It has been reprinted many times since its publication. It is one of the basic reference books for studying the history of Qin and Han Dynasties and has high academic value. The book is divided into twenty chapters. The first twelve chapters talk about the rise and fall of dynasties and the changes of dynasties. The last eight chapters talk about the social economy, culture and religion of the Qin and Han Dynasties. It not only makes a comprehensive and systematic narrative, but also grasps the key points, and also makes a detailed discussion of the social economy, political system, and cultural academics of the Qin and Han Dynasties. Let us follow Mr. Lu Simian's writing to explore the formation, development and changes of powerful dynasties in Chinese history.

Reform is a consensus, the biggest benefit cake of the late Qing Dynasty, and it is also a duel ground for factional politics. Whether it is the Empress Dowager Cixi, the royalists, the Manchu dignitaries, or the pro-Western forces and the Boxer Rebellion, everyone is involved in it and takes turns to appear. In the end, the Eight-Power Allied Forces came to Beijing under the guise of protecting the embassy. The turbulent and chaotic situation of the Qing Dynasty was finally reshuffled, with some people being eliminated and others taking over. When the reform finally had to be pushed onto the fast track, the Manchu royal family and the powerful Yuan Shikai launched a desperate struggle for the leadership of the reform. With a gunshot in Wuchang City, the revolutionaries shouted exciting slogans and stepped into the center of power. A new round of intricate overt and covert struggles between Yuan Shikai, Song Jiaoren and Sun Yat-sen kicked off... Behind the seemingly absurd and strange historical events, there is an extremely clear choice of interests and power game.

An encyclopedia about the Ying family in Qin! This book is divided into three volumes from the Legendary Era to the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, and the Qin Dynasty. The content of the book starts from the legendary female cultivator who swallowed eggs and gave birth to a child, Boyi was given the surname Ying, and ended with the demise of the Qin Dynasty and the murder of Ziying. It takes the development of time and the administration and deeds of the Qin kings as the main line, comprehensively integrates handed down historical materials, the latest archaeological documents and research results, and uses rigorous academic methods. With a technical attitude, relaxed and plain language, and more than 100 hand-drawn maps of important battles and activities, the book paints a huge picture of the ups and downs of the Qin people in more than two thousand years, from a tribe to a vassal regime and a vassal state, to the unification of the world and their sudden collapse. This book introduces the politics, military, economy, diplomatic relations, culture and people's lives of the Qin Dynasty and the major vassal states at that time. It also discusses the reasons for the rise and fall of the Qin people. It also provides unique insights into some historical mysteries. It is a popular version of "The Complete History of the Qin Dynasty".

Prussian Karl Gützlaff is a key figure in the history of modern Sino-foreign relations. He has an arrogant and arrogant personality and acts in an exaggerated and high-profile manner. With his extraordinary language genius, he was the first to break through the Qing government's maritime ban in the early 1830s. Since then, he has played multiple roles as an opium merchant, a British business supervisor, a translator, a staff officer, an intelligence officer, a colonial official and a missionary for the British invaders and the British Hong Kong government. He is the editor of the first Chinese journal in China, "Xiyang Kao Monthly Tongji Biography", and the founder of the Han Hui, the earliest inland missionary society in China. He wrote essays and travel notes in Chinese, English, German, Dutch and other languages, which had a great influence. He is a key clue for future generations to understand the collision process between China and the West in the first half of the 19th century, but his behavior and image are full of contradictions, confusing and difficult to distinguish. The controversy about him still remains. This book starts from the newly discovered special collections of Leiden University, Anglican Church archives, Dutch Missionary Society archives and other documents, and cross-examines documents in English, German, Dutch, Chinese and other languages, trying to re-outline the historical image of Guo Shilie, and then reveal the role of public opinion and practical influence he played in the process of "opening up China".

During the Liao, Jin, and Xixia periods, the land of China moved from division to unity. This book tells about the daily life of the Khitan, Jurchen, Dangxiang and other ethnic groups. It combines historical documents, cultural relics and archaeological results to vividly reproduce the customs, etiquette and culture of each ethnic group in clothing, food, housing and transportation during this period. It uses small things to see the big things and shows the general trend of social changes and ethnic integration.

What was people's daily life like in the prosperous and open Tang Dynasty? From the four basic aspects of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, this book studies the living habits, customs, and etiquette of people of different identities, regions, and ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty, as well as the exchanges and integration between various groups. With detailed materials and rich pictures, this book leads readers to go deep into history and restore the true, interesting, and detailed life of the Tang Dynasty.

"General History of China by Lu" was originally written by Mr. Lu Simian when Shanghai became an "isolated island" during the Anti-Japanese War to meet the needs of university teaching at that time. The first volume was published by Shanghai Kaiming Bookstore in 1940, and the second volume was not published until four years later. The first volume (Part 1) is "Chinese Cultural History". The author imitates the canonical system of ancient history books and discusses eighteen topics such as marriage, clan system, political system, class, property, official system, election, taxation, and military system from a macro-cultural perspective; the second volume (Part 2) is Chinese political history, describing the rise and fall of nearly twenty dynasties. The author not only narrates eighteen cultural topics and the main aspects of the history of the rise and fall of dynasties, but also has many wonderful comments. This new edition has corrected some errors in the text, provided phonetic notations and brief annotations for individual rare words, and segmented longer paragraphs. At the same time, it is equipped with more than 170 pictures. Mr. Zhang Genghua, a professor of the History Department of East China Normal University, was invited to read the full text. Mr. Zhang Guogang, a senior professor of liberal arts at Tsinghua University, wrote an introduction. The illustrated and text-introduced version of "Lü's General History of China" is a high-quality general history work with beautiful pictures and texts.

Mr. Lu Simian is a great historian of the Republic of China, and his historical books are widely favored by readers. "General History of China" was originally a national history textbook written by Mr. Lu Simian for Fuxing Senior High School. It has been popular for more than 90 years since its publication. This general history is divided into six parts: introduction, ancient history, medieval history, modern history, modern history, and conclusion, summarizing the history of China from ancient times to the 1930s. Written in vernacular, the writing is smooth, and it has both historical facts and historical knowledge. It is recognized as an excellent work on general history. In this reprint, on the one hand, eight chapters have been added based on the revised version, extending the time to the 1940s, making the content of the modern history part of the fifth volume more substantial; on the other hand, some errors in the source of some words and quotations have been corrected, phonetics and simplified explanations have been added to rare words, and longer paragraphs have been appropriately segmented; it is also equipped with nearly 260 pictures, and Mr. Zhang Genghua, a professor of the History Department of East China Normal University, has been specially invited to write an introduction. The illustrated and text-guided version not only greatly enhances the "pleasant reading" experience of general history, but also helps deepen readers' understanding of the academic status of the book. It is an excellent book for readers to study Chinese history and understand traditional culture.

Southwest Associated University was a wartime institution of higher learning established after the July 7th Incident. It brought together top domestic universities including the then National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, and private Nankai University. In just over eight years from its establishment to its closure, the teachers and students of this university experienced arduous years together with the Chinese people, wrote a glorious chapter, and created an immortal monument in the history of modern education in China.

Southwest Associated University was a wartime institution of higher learning established after the July 7th Incident. It brought together top domestic universities including the then National Peking University, National Tsinghua University, and private Nankai University. In just over eight years from its establishment to its closure, the teachers and students of this university experienced arduous years together with the Chinese people, wrote a glorious chapter, and created an immortal monument in the history of modern education in China.

This book collects more than 30 papers and public lectures published by the author in the past four years, divided into five parts: "Hua Yi and Outside", "Ocean Civilization", "Financial Governance", "Dynamic Review" and "Notes and Essays". "Huayi and outside" involves the border form and boundary consciousness of the Song Dynasty, the concept of Huayi in the Song Dynasty, the unity of civilization from the perspective of the multi-regime structure of the Song Dynasty, the spread of Song Dynasty civilization to East Asian countries, etc.; "Marine civilization" includes the policy orientation of ancient China's overseas trade, the Song Dynasty's understanding of sea-land relations and its new changes, the domestic effects of the Song Dynasty's maritime policy, and maritime civilization in ancient Chinese civilization, etc.; "Financial governance" involves the Song Dynasty The institutional logic of the evolution of taxes and servitude during the dynasty, the reform of the financial power distribution system in Wang Anshi's reform, Wu Qian's use of fiscal systems in the governance of Qingyuan Mansion, the distribution of financial power and local governance in the Southern Song Dynasty, etc.; "Dynamic Review" and "Notes and Essays" include the author's main methods and review of the research on the financial history of the Song Dynasty, a review of the research on the economic history of the Southern Song Dynasty in the past 40 years, and the course notes of "Research Theory and Methods of Chinese Economic History", etc. It has certain academic value.

This book is a work written by the famous sinologists Lattimore and his wife based on many years of life and academic research experience in China. It is a unique and concise Chinese history work. This book is divided into four parts and twelve chapters, including "Land and People", "The Oldest Existing Civilization", "Modern China", and "China in the Modern World". It narrates the history of China from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties to the 1940s in detail. In particular, it breaks the stereotype of "Hua Yi" in ancient historiography, and stands from the perspective of "homeland both inside and outside the Great Wall" , reinterpreted the laws of the rise and fall of China's past dynasties, analyzed the new changes and new trends in China since modern times, exposed Japan's aggression against China and Western countries' connivance of Japan's aggression, looked forward to China's important position in the world, and expressed opinions on how to think about China's issues in the world context and the United States' China policy.

"Six Histories" describes the six most representative transitional dynasties in Chinese history, Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing, from their rise to decline, with panoramic views and secret details. The system is complete, the content is rich, and the priorities are clear. It combines the majestic spirit of history with the interest of grass and snakes. It respects historical facts and has sophisticated diction. It has many but lifelike characters. In the midst of laughter and curses, it writes the breadth and splendor of history. It is recognized as a masterpiece of epic history. Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing, the rise and fall of a dynasty are the food, clothing, housing and transportation, happiness and troubles, life and death of people traveling around time and space. Write down all the details of history. Reading the Twenty-Four Histories is not as good as reading Cai Dongfan; under the Six Histories, there is a whole China.

The book "Ten Lectures on Chinese Renaissance" written by Huang Yanpei introduces that the Chinese Renaissance Lecture was held in Chengdu in the summer of the 31st year of the Republic of China. The ten speeches were published in the "National News" one after another, and people came to ask for the printed copies from time to time. After re-reading it recently, I feel that the changes in the war situation at home and abroad have gained a lot of confirmation after more than a year as predicted at that time. As for the major issue of the Anti-Japanese War and the founding of the country, the views at that time were that it was necessary to speak out loudly.

The book "History of China in Recent Centenary" has a total of twenty-one chapters. Chapters 1 to 6 describe the Opium War and its aftermath, the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and the diplomatic situation of the Xianfeng Dynasty. Chapters 7 to 10 describe the internal affairs and diplomacy of the Tongzhi Dynasty and the early years of Guangxu. Chapters 11 to 16 describe the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1898, the Reform Movement of 1898, the Boxer Rebellion, and the internal affairs and diplomacy of the late Qing Dynasty. Chapters 17 to 21 describe the Revolution of 1911, Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor, domestic affairs and diplomacy since the Republic of China, etc.

Mr. Lu mainly used modern sociological theory to elaborate on Confucius's thought of Datong, and analyzed the social changes in China and the practical process of Datong theory. He believed that the ideal model of social organization created by Confucius was the driving force that guided people of all generations to strive for social improvement. The process of social change is the process of striving for Datong, rather than a simple retrospective action. It was originally called "History of Social Changes in China" and was later renamed "Interpretation of Datong". Later, considering that "more people are closer to vernacular than to classical Chinese" and in order to "disseminate it more widely and achieve greater results", the classical Chinese manuscript was changed to vernacular, and it was called "History of Social Changes in China".

This series of books selects classic works on academic culture by masters and famous figures at this time, with the aim of systematically organizing Chinese academic culture since the 20th century. Although the titles included in the series have been published long ago, they are scattered and not large-scale. The purpose of this collection is to use the publisher's modest efforts to promote the great development and prosperity of Chinese culture, to create a national cultural treasure, and to preserve for future generations a long-lasting masterpiece.

Starting from Qin Shihuang's unification of the six kingdoms and ending with Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty, there are a hundred chapters, which truly reproduce the rise and fall of the unified Qin Empire, the changes between Chu and Han, and the magnificent history of the Han Empire at its peak.

The Tang Dynasty is an important era in the development of the Chinese nation. Not long after the founding of the country, his prestige spread far and wide, the society was prosperous and prosperous, and the emperor was revered as the Khan of Heaven. This book outlines the process of the Tang Empire from prosperity to decline in nearly three centuries, focusing on three historical lessons: the first is the disaster of women, that is, promiscuity in the palace; the second is the disaster of eunuchs, that is, the eunuchs are good at governing and hijacking the emperor; the third is the disaster of vassals, that is, warlords fight in a melee, separate one side, and finally usurp the central power. The book has a relatively detailed description of major events such as the Li family's father and son's defeat of the heroes, the Xuanwumen Incident, Wu Zetian's proclaiming emperor, and the Anshi Rebellion.

This book tells the history of 18 emperors in the 320 years of the Song Dynasty, from the founding of the country to its demise. It records the historical lessons of the Northern Song Dynasty's emphasis on literature and restraint of martial arts, and the lack of good generals externally, and the incompetent appointment of talents and lack of good prime ministers internally in the Southern Song Dynasty. It also describes in detail major historical events such as the Chenqiao Mutiny, the Chanyuan Alliance, Wang Anshi's Reform, the Jingkang Revolution, and Yue Fei's Northern Expedition.

This book tells the history of the Qing Dynasty from the founding of Manchuria to the Revolution of 1911 for nearly three hundred years. The author summarizes the lessons and laws of history from the chaos, rise and fall, praises virtuous ministers, famous generals, and national heroes, and lashes out at the arrogance and mediocrity of rulers. While telling history, the author also expressed his deep worries and deep expectations for the future of the nation and country, and expressed his own progressive thoughts.

It started from Wang Mang's new dynasty and ended with the demise of Shu Han and Cao Wei, and the founding of the Jin Dynasty, which lasted for two and a half centuries. Pay special attention to the rise and fall of dynasties. Wang Mang's hypocrisy is deeply exposed. Guangwu Zhongxing, the Eastern Han Dynasty's civil and martial arts once achieved brilliant achievements. However, due to the family system of the feudal dynasty, the succeeding emperors were fatuous and promiscuous, their relatives interfered in politics, the eunuchs were rampant, and the warlords were rampant, which eventually led to the fall of the empire and the people suffered from wars.

From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Republic of China, the book has more than a thousand chapters and more than 5 million words, covering nearly 2,200 years of history. It mainly focuses on historical history and side by side with unofficial history. It draws materials carefully, has plain views, rich content, well-narrated narratives, elegant language, self-evaluation and self-annotation, and has both reason and interest. It is regarded as a classic of popular history.

"A Compendium of General History of China" covers the period from primitive society to the Opium War, focusing on the origins of China's political and military successes and failures in the past dynasties, the economic development of society, and the living conditions, cultural and artistic life of the working people. The writing style of this book is mixed with narratives and discussions, and the text is concise and vivid, explaining the profound things in simple terms. It has been revised and reprinted several times, and has been printed in millions of copies. This book creates a new writing paradigm for my country's general history. It is a lofty and important work on China's general history and is well worth reading.

Lu Simian was a historian of the middle and modern times. He made contributions to the construction of the general history of the Middle Ages and also pioneered the writing of modern history. This book starts from the social conquests in the early Qing Dynasty and continues to the end of the Anti-Japanese War. It covers all the events, characters, institutions and regulations in modern history in detail. It is a classic for readers to understand the history of middle and modern times. I often regard Mr. Lu Simian Chengzhi, Mr. Chen Yuan Yuan, Mr. Chen Yinke and Mr. Qian Mubin as the four predecessors of history who have broad theoretical fields, rich narratives, and can write deeply.