Do you want to open the gate to the treasures of such a giant nation with a long standing history and civilization? Do you desire a magic wand to lead you easily through

the long historical corridor of this great Eastern nation and see the brilliance of its history?

This book is amgic wand that helps you understand Chianese history with ease,as well as a window providing a conernitent view on China.

Intells nearly 100 well-konoen stories fron remote antiqutiy to the Rovlution of 1911 in time sequence and takes key histotical event and figures as the main line.We have strives to present the social change,wars and battles,and culture and art in a series of accurrate,vivid and concise stories.The book is a historical donumentary with baride extrardinary splendor rather tha a heavy,dull academic work.

Pangu Creates Heaven and Earth

Nuwa Repairs the Heavens

Emperors Huangdi and Yandi

Yao Passes the Throne to Shun

Da Yu Conquers the Floods

The Fall of the Xia Dynasty

Pangeng Moves the Capital

King Wenwang Scouts for Talent

King Wuwang Topples the Shang Dynasty

Zhougong, a Loyal Aide

King Youwang Tricks Regional Lords

Duke Huangong Promotes a Former Enemy

Chong'er Ascends the Throne After 50 Years of Exile

King Zhuangwang: from Inactive Regent to Overlord

Strategist Sun Wu and The Art of War

King Goujian's Perseverance

Confucius, the Great Chinese Thinker

Shang Yang's Reforms of the State of Qin

Returning the Jade Intact to Zhao

Jing Ke Attempts to Assassinate the King of Qin

The Fiist Emperor

Constructing the Great Wall

Hongmen Banquet

The Destruction of Xiang Yu

Zhang Qian, Envoy to the Western Territory

Sima Qian, lhe Great Historiographer

Wang Mang the Usurper

The Peasants Revolt

Cai Lun's Improved Paper

Zhang Heng and His Earthquake Sensor

Hua Tuo the Medicine Man

How Cao Cao Begins His Political Career

The Battle of Guandu

Three Revered Visits

The Chibi Campaign

Sima Zhao's Ambitions

The Reunification

War of the Eight Princes

Coalition of the Royal Family and the Nobility

Wang Xizhi the Great Calligrapher

The Feishui Campaign

Tao Yuanming the Hermit

The Longest Canal in the Ancient World

Coup at Xuanwu Gate

Wei Zheng, a Free-Spoken and Brave Official, Remonstrating with the Emperor

Princess Wencheng

Xuan Zang the Pilgrim

Empress Wu Zetian

Li Longji and the Kaiyuan Glory Days

An-Shi Rebellion

Jianzhen's Voyage to Japan

Li Bai, “God of Poetry”

Du Fu, the “Poet Sage”

Huangchao Uprising

Deprived of Military Command over a Cup of Wine

The Chanyuan Agreement

Fan Zhongyan: the People's Well-being Before All Else

Wang Anshi's Reforms

Sima Guang and His Zi Zhi Tong Jian

The Three Su: a Father and Two Sons

Shen Kuo's Meng Xi Bi Tan

The Jingkang Incident

Yue Fei in Resistance Against the Jin

Wen Tianxlang, a Martyr for His Country

Empress Dowager of Great Liao

Li Yuanhao Founding the West Xia

Wanyan Aguda, Nfizhen Chieftain

Genghis Khan Unifies Mongolia

Khublai Establishes the Yuan

Marco Polo's Visit to China

Master Weaver Huang Daopo

Great Playwright Guan Hanqing

Guo Shoujing and His Shoushi Calendar

Zhu Yuanzhang Founding the Ming Dynasty

Jingnan Rebellion

Three Ming Literary Classics

Zheng He's Maritime Voyages to the Western Seas

The Tumubao Incident

Qi Jiguang's Resistance Against Japanese Pirates

Li Shizhen and the Compendium of Materia Medica

Great Victory at Ningyuan

Eunuch Wei Zhongxian

Huangtaiji's Clever Use of the Strategy of Sowing Discord Among Enemies

Daring King Li Zicheng

Qing Troops Enter Shanhaiguan Pass

Shi Kefa Defends Yangzhou to the Death

Zheng Chenggong Recovers Taiwan

Emperor Kangxi Suppresses the Rebellion of“Three Vassal Princes”

Cad Xueqin and A Dream of Red Mansions

Lin Zexu Destroys Opium at Humen

The First Opium War

Taiping Rebellion

The Burning of Yuanmingyuan

Dowager Cixi's Power “Behind the Curtain”

The Sino-Japanese War

The Hundred Days' Reform

The Wuchang Uprising

A Brief Chronology of Chinese History