中国具有悠久而辉煌的历史：三千年没有间断的、有文献记录的历史，五千年有确切、清晰的口头传说的历史，七千年有考古发掘证实的历史，五十万年有实物证实的人类发展过程重要阶段的历史。中国的历史文化和壮丽的中华河山结合在一起，构成泱泱中华无穷魅力亦即软实力的重要组成部分。本书要带领对中国历史文化有兴趣的读者们去进行一次历史之旅，亲临那些中国历史发生地或相关地，观看甚至触摸那些历史的遗存，倾听风貌留下的遗响，去感知某个历史人物气息，去感受和认识中国历史的辉煌。 China has a long and brilliant history. Its documented history is coherent for 3,000 years and its undocumented history is clearly inherited orally for 5,000 years. Archeological discoveries can date back its history to 7,000 years and trace all stages of human development to 50,000 years. China's history and culture, together with her rivers and mountains, possess infinite charm, which is also the soft power of China. In this book the readers can go to a journey into the Chinese history, to visit the historic sites and ruins, to meet the historic figures, to feel the glory of history itself.
目录
Prologue
Zhoukoudtan-the Dawn of Early Man”
The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor
The Yin Ruins and the Origin of Chinese Characters
COnfucius and His Homeland
The Art of War by Sunzi：A Classic on Military Theory
Sanxingdui,a Civilization Independent froin the Central Plains
The Qin Mausoleum and the Terracotta Warriors：the Rise and Fall of the Qin Empire
The Graves of Huo Qubing and Wang Zhaojun
Romance of the Three Kingdoms：In Search of tLe Traces of the Heroes of the Three Kingdoms
Preface for the Orchid Pavilion Poems：Social,Economic,and Cultural Lives of Wei,Jin,and the Northern and Southern Dynasties
The Yungang Grottoes and the Spread of Buddhism in China
The Orand Canal and the End of the Sui Dynasty
Chang'an and Tri-colored Glazed Pottery：the Flourishing Tang
Along the River during Pure Brightness Day：Kaifeng,a Flourishing Northern Song City
The Grave ofYue Fei and the War against Jin
The Travels of Marco Polo and the Prosperity of the Yuan Dynasty
The Thirteen Ming Torabs and the Governance during the Ming Dynasty
Zheng He's Voyages On the Western Seas：the Glory of a Great Sea Empire
The Shenyang Palace Museum,Witnessing the Transition from Ming to Qing
The Forbidden City：Symbol of Ancient Chinese Civilization
The Cession and Return of Hong Kong
Epilogue：The Great Wall,a Symbol of China
Chronology of Chinese H istory
