Telling Children About Chinese History (Complete Four Volumes)

Author: Liu Xingshi
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: A Child's Introduction to Chinese History (4 volumes) systematically introduces the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization. At the same time, A Child's Introduction to Chinese History (4 volumes) also selects many exquisite illustrations. It combines various visual elements to vividly recreate a colorful and magnificent historical scroll. History is a mirror—it is lively, authentic, and full of life, making it a warm reminder. In a vast land in the eastern part of the world, stands a great ancient civilization. Who is she? She is our beloved motherland: the People's Republic of China! Our motherland has a long history, a profound and extensive 5,000-year civilization that stretches back into antiquity. A Child's Introduction to Chinese History (4 volumes) allows children to revisit the world of our ancestors.
Volume 1: Pre-Qin Period of A Child's Introduction to Chinese History
How did history come about? History is a record of past events. It tells the story of the mysterious ancient period, the Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States periods. In this turbulent era, many thinkers emerged, with a flourishing of ideas and the Hundred Schools of Thought, opening a page of brilliant stars.
Volume 2: Qin and Han of A Child's Introduction to Chinese History
Qin and Han—these were two immensely powerful empires. Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han—these were two renowned rulers. One was the First Emperor of All Under Heaven, unifying the six states, standardizing characters, weights, and measures, and constructing the thousands-of-li horse tracks and the ten-thousand-li Great Wall. His achievements were as vast as the sky, truly remarkable. Yet, he burned books and buried scholars, suppressing thought and stifling academic freedom, with crimes as great as a mountain—his faults are endless to enumerate. The other northernly campaigned against the Xiongnu, expanded westward to the Western Regions, and brought order to the nation. His brilliant talent was unmatched—his legacy spread the fame of the Great Han far and wide, giving rise to the name of the Han ethnic group, a name so familiar and resonant. The story of Qin and Han is filled with many heart-stirring tales. There is the torch of Zhaizhai Village, the lament of Wujiang, and the beacons outside the Great Wall. Added to Sima Qian's monumental masterpiece and Wang Zhaojun's mournful pipa, they form a symphony of unparalleled grandeur.
Volume 3: Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing of A Child's Introduction to Chinese History
The Song Dynasty is not unfamiliar to us. Who has not read Water Margin, The Legend of Yue Fei, or The Yang Family, and who does not know Wu Song, Yue Fei, or Yang Lianglang? People have come to know the Great Song Dynasty through these novels even before delving into history. Its history is soaked in tears of sorrow. Endless from strong enemies, countless betrayals of loyal ministers... The Mongols came! The “World-Conquering Khan” Genghis Khan, with his medieval Mongol cavalry like fierce tornadoes, swept across Eurasia, crushing all obstacles in their path. They frightened the Westerners so much that they fled at the sight of yellow faces. All kings and sultans trembled under the “whip of God”, bowing in slavery. Here is a true story of a poor boy who became a king, a shepherd boy who founded an empire. Zhu Yuanzhang, a nomad, rode into the historical stage with a roar! Not Liao, not Jin, not the Mongol cavalry sweeping the world—this was the Jurchen, a little-known ethnic group.
Volume 4: Modern and Contemporary of A Child's Introduction to Chinese History
In the late Qing Dynasty, China was like a sick giant, surrounded by wolves who longed to devour it alive. After the Opium War, the Xinhai Revolution, the War of Resistance Against Japan, the Xi'an Incident, and the founding of the People's Republic of China, a new era began.