Outline of Ancient Chinese History

Author: Zhang Chuanxi
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Publishing Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The book is well-researched, with clear viewpoints, fluent language, and a rich combination of text and illustrations. It includes a map and 114 illustrations to enhance visual understanding. This book is suitable for the teaching of Chinese general history in ordinary universities, television universities, and various adult universities. It serves as a continuation of Professor Zhang Chuanxi's Outlines of Ancient Chinese History, Volume 1, written collectively by Zhang Renzhong, Wang Zhaozhong, and Wang Yuanchao under Professor Zhang's guidance. The book connects seamlessly with the first volume, starting from the Sui and Tang dynasties and ending before the Opium War between China and Britain in the mid-Qing Dynasty. The content follows the development and changes of social and economic systems as well as political institutions throughout history, providing a comprehensive, systematic, and concise overview of the social and historical processes and significant events and figures over a thousand years. This book was compiled based on the teaching experience of the Department of History at Peking University and the History Teaching and Research Office of the Central Radio and Television University. Careful consideration was given to the division and formulation of chapters, sections, headings, and subheadings, as well as the selection and detail of historical events and materials, and the choice and determination of theories and viewpoints.