目錄
Introduction Basic Facts about China
Chapter One The Qin and Han Dynasties
1.1 The Qin and the Unification of China
1.2 The Collapse of the Qin Dynasty
1.3 The Rise of the Han and Its Governance
Chapter Two The Opening of the Silk Road
2.1 The Rise of the Xiongnu (Huns匈奴) on the Northern Steppe
2.2 Zhang Qian and the Opening of the Silk Road
Chapter Three The Fall of the Han Dynasty and the Fragmentation of China
3.1 The Fall of the Han Dynasty and the Rise of the Three Kingdoms
3.2 The Brief Unification under the Jin Dynasty
3.3 The Northern and Southern Dynasties
Chapter Four The Sui and Tang Dynasties
4.1 The Sui Dynasty
4.2 The Tang Dynasty
4.3 The Four Pillars of the Tang Dynasty
4.4 Outstanding Rulers of the Tang Dynasty
4.5 Cultural Achievements of the Tang Dynasty
Chapter Five Cultural Exchanges along the Silk Road
5.1 Silk-making in Ancient China
5.2 The Silk Road
5.3 The First Wave of Cultural Exchanges along the Silk Road
Chapter Six The Spread of Chinese Inventions to the World
6.1 Silk-making
6.2 Papermaking
6.3 Printing
6.4 Gunpowder
6.5 The Compass
Chapter Seven The Fall of the Tang and the Rise of the Song, Liao, Western Xia, and Jin
7.1 The Fall of the Tang Dynasty
7.2 The Five Dynasties and Partial Unification of China—Northern Song
7.3 The Rise of the Liao, Western Xia, Jin, and Southern Song
7.4 Complicated Relations
Chapter Eight The Glory of the Maritime Silk Road
8.1 Early Development of the Maritime Silk Road
8.2 Glory of the Maritime Silk Road
8.3 Guangzhou and Quanzhou
Chapter Nine The Rise of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
9.1 From Genghis Khan to Kublai Khan
9.2 The Rise of the Ming Dynasty
9.3 Further Development of the Silk Road
Chapter Ten Admiral Zheng He and His Seven Voyages
10.1 Zheng He
10.2 Seven Voyages of the Ming Dynasty
10.3 The Achievements and Global Reception of Zheng He
Chapter Eleven The First Encounter Between China and the West—Jesuits in the Ming and Qing Dynasties
11.1 The Qing Dynasty
11.2 Jesuits in China
11.3 The Jesuits as a Cultural Bridge Connecting the East and the West
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