This book traces the development of Chinese civilization, features ideological culture and spiritual civilization. In terms of political, spiritual, economic and technological civilizations, it shows the history of the exchanges and interactions between the Chinese civilization and others, the glorious history of Chinese civilization and its modern factors, the internal impetus behind the development of the Chinese civilization and the unique characters and global significance of the new form of human civilization. It was written for those who are interested in Chinese culture, history and contemporary China.
Chapter 1 Foundations of the Chinese Civilization (Prehistory).
Chapter
2 Ceremonial Protocol of the Xia and Shang Dynasties (c. 20701046 BCE).-
Chapter 3 Old State, New Heavenly MandateWestern Zhou Dynasty (1046771
BCE).
Chapter 4 Hundred Schools of Thought in the Spring and Autumn (770476
BCE) and Warring States (475221 BCE) Periods.
Chapter 5 Unity of the Qin
(221206 BCE) and Han (206 BCE220 CE) Dynasties.
Chapter 6 Confluence and
Integration in the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties Period
(220589).
Chapter 7 Harmony in the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties and Ten
Kingdoms Period (581979).
Chapter 8 Dominance of Civil Administration in
the Song Dynasty (9601279).
Chapter 9 Diversity in Unity During the Liao,
Western Xia, Jurchen Jin, and Yuan Period (9161368).
Chapter 10 Dawn of the
Modern Era [ Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911)].
Chapter 11 Exploration in
Despair (During the Period of Old Democratic Revolution).
Chapter 12 A New
Path of Civilization (The New Democratic Revolution Period).
Chapter 13 A
World Transformed (Establishment of New China and Unfolding of Socialist
Revolution and Construction).
Chapter 14 Spring Returns to China (New Era of
Reform and Opening Up and Socialist Modernization).
Chapter 15 Moving Toward
Rejuvenation (The New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics).
Chinese Academy of History, founded on January 3, 2019, has been shouldering the responsibilities of the guide of the researches of Chinese history, the integration of resources and forces to plan the researches on Chinese history in the new era and organization and implementation of major national projects to tell Chinese history and spread Chinese culture. With the aim of establishing itself into the center of comprehensive research and international academic exchanges for Chinese history and the research institution of Chinese history with the authority and influence in the world, it commits itself to promoting the systems of discipline, academy and discourse of history with Chinese characteristics, the integrated development of history with other fields, and the function of history to deal with current situations and political affairs with historical experience.
