The Long Path of Revival (A Chinese Story from 8 AD to 220 AD)

Author: Jiang Jianzhong
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: "The Story of China" is a comprehensive showcase of the latest achievements in the study and promotion of Chinese history and culture. Many top scholars in Chinese history have contributed to the writing, review, and advisory work of this book. At the same time, the planning and editing team of this series have boldly explored ways to greatly enhance the modern awareness of Chinese history books. They aim to not only truly "transmit" history but also cater to the changing ways of learning and reading interests of modern readers. The series integrates narrative-style text reading, exquisite and detailed image 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 exploring the profound wisdom of history. The book collects over 3,000 images, including photographs of cultural relics, reconstructed illustrations 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 to reveal the core of the stories. 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 the book to all overseas Chinese. This is the first time that the American Reader's Digest, which is published in 19 languages and has sold over 27 million copies worldwide, 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 displacement of capitals, the destruction of ancestral temples, and the formation of two seemingly disconnected but still connected dynastic lines. Additionally, due to the succession of old and new capitals, 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.