Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Era (Volume 1 and 2) Revised Edition

Author: Wang Da Da
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book is a part of "The Great Way of China Collection · Illustrated Dictionary of Chinese Civilization," with the purpose of investigating and verifying the origins of the ancestors and the creation of civilization during the Three Emperors and Five Kings era in ancient Chinese history. It serves as the general framework of the Great Way of China. The author follows in the footsteps of Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian · Basic Annals of the Five Kings" and Xu Xusheng's "The Mythical Era of Chinese Ancient History," aiming to explore the changes between past and present, the relationship between heaven and humans, the wonders of creation, and the depths of life. Therefore, the author embarked on extensive travels, conducted firsthand investigations, studied pre-Qin ancient texts, inscriptions on metal and oracle bones, cultural relics, and ethnic customs, exchanged ideas with fellow scholars, and achieved new insights. Based on the chronological order of history, the lineage of ethnic groups, the succession of royal families, migration and development, and the trajectory of civilization, the book presents a vertical chronological historical coordinate system. Additionally, it examines the intermingling of clans, the assimilation and differentiation of bloodlines, and the spread of civilization across the four regions of the world, providing a horizontal spatial historical coordinate system. It showcases the unified panorama of the Chinese nation and its civilization, demonstrating their shared roots and the layered elevation of their integration.