The Long Path of Revival: The Story of China from 8 AD to 220 AD

Author: Jiang Jianzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The Story of China showcases the latest achievements in the study and promotion of Chinese history and culture. Many top scholars in Chinese historiography have contributed to the writing, review, and advisory work of this book. At the same time, the planning editors of this series have boldly explored ways to enhance the modern awareness of Chinese historical publications. They aim to not only truly "transmit" history but also cater to the changing ways and interests of modern readers. The series integrates narrative text reading, exquisite and detailed picture appreciation, and convenient and practical search functions, creating a unique book format that bridges high-end and popular literature. Readers can enjoy the aesthetic pleasure brought by stories while also discovering the profound wisdom of history. The book collects over 3,000 images, including photographs of cultural relics, reconstructions of historical sites, historical maps and diagrams, perspective drawings, and scenes of scientific archaeological excavations. It also extensively uses keyword search methods widely used on computer networks, revealing the core of the stories through keywords. The Reader's Digest, Inc. of the United States has purchased the overseas copyright of the 15-volume The Story of China and will sell the overseas traditional Chinese edition of this book to all overseas Chinese worldwide. This is the first time that the American Reader's Digest, which is published in 19 languages and has sold over 27 million copies globally, has purchased copyright from China. In the ancient Chinese history, long-lasting feudal dynasties were often shattered by wars or political upheavals, leading to the collapse of state power, the destruction of ancestral temples, and the formation of two seemingly disconnected but still connected dynasties that appeared both old and new. Additionally, due to the succession of capital cities, the emblems of ruling families were often distinguished by east, west, south, and north. This gave rise to names like Western Jin and Eastern Jin, Northern Song and Southern Song. The Han Dynasty established by Liu Bang in Feng and Pei also underwent a similar experience.