World 5000 Years (Complete 3 Volumes)

Author: Chen Bixiang
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: World History in 5,000 Years was published in 1981 and has been selected as a mandatory reading book for youth reading activities in various provinces and cities multiple times. It has a cumulative circulation of 1.5 million sets and has won numerous national-level outstanding book awards. Originally published by China Children's Publishing House, the book has been comprehensively revised by the author, with a significant addition of modern world history content. Its perspectives, terminology, and organizational style have been aligned with current middle and high school history textbooks.
World History in 5,000 Years is a large-scale popular book that systematically introduces world history in a narrative form. With over 1 million words, it is based on authentic materials, covers a broad scope of knowledge, and features vivid stories. Since its debut in the early 1980s, it has been a bestseller for over 20 years, reprinted more than 40 times, and circulated over 1.4 million sets, nurturing generations of young readers. The book has been recommended by national departments such as the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture, and the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, as well as by provinces and cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, for reading activities. It has also won numerous awards, including the "National Middle School Students' Favorite Book," the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences Award, the First Prize of the Shanghai Outstanding Books Award, and the First Prize of the Second National Outstanding Children's Books Award, exerting a broad influence among young readers.
Some professionals also consider this book to have a wide range of knowledge and to be highly engaging, calling it an "illustrated mini-world history." It is particularly helpful for middle and high school teachers and parents.
Originally published by China Children's Publishing House, the New Millennium Edition of World History in 5,000 Years is launched by the Ciba Dictionary Press at the request of the original author. One of the original authors, Mr. Gu Han-song, has passed away. The New Millennium Edition, under the leadership of the other two original authors, Chen Bixiang and Duan Wanhuan, has undergone a careful selection and adjustment of the original chapters, a comprehensive revision of the content, and the addition of many new elements, including an expansion of the modern section to extend into the late 20th century, significantly enhancing its sense of the times.
While maintaining the original book's lively storytelling and dynamic writing style, the New Millennium Edition strives to align its perspectives and organizational style with current middle school history textbooks. Therefore, it can serve as extracurricular reading material for young people studying world history. At the same time, it can also help other readers understand and expand their knowledge of world history.