History of Chinese Civilization, Volume 2 (Pre-Qin)

Author: Lü Taotao
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Publish Date: 1999-01-01
Features: This volume covers a historical span that roughly begins with the establishment of China's first private-state, the Xia Dynasty, and ends with the unification of the six states by Qin in 221 BC. This period of over 1,800 years witnessed the rise and fall of the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties, as well as the cultural leap during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It connects the legacy of the Neolithic cultural heritage of prehistoric times and paves the way for the cultural traditions of China's dynasties from the Qin and Han periods onward. This era marks the historical beginning of ancient China entering the age of enlightenment and also encompasses the entire process of the emergence, development, and decline of Chinese bronze culture.