Introduction to "Five Thousand Years of China"

As follows:

In the vast land of China, our ancestors have thrived for generations with great creativity, strong vitality and huge cohesion. To modern times, from ignorance to civilization. Over the past five thousand years, the Chinese nation has traveled an unusual path and created a splendid Chinese civilization.

Marx once said: "History is everything to us. It reflects the process of human beings transforming nature, transforming society, and constantly promoting civilization and progress. Today's world is the continuation and development of the past world. If history is cut off, We cannot comprehensively and correctly understand reality and look forward to the future. ”

History is our past. We have followed the footsteps of generations to develop into today’s highly civilized society. The essence of traditional civilization flows in our blood, embodies the immortal achievements of the Chinese people in transforming the world, and also contains the broad and magnificent national spirit. An ancient Greek philosopher once said: "A person who is far away from historical civilization and has lost this knowledge in his mind is poor."

As Chinese, we can only be better if we have a comprehensive understanding of the history of our nation. Grasp today and create tomorrow. Therefore, we specially compiled this book, selected the themes that best reflect the face of Chinese civilization, and used vivid and concise narratives and vivid illustrations to create an atmosphere suitable for readers to easily read the numerous historical books.

This book can help readers increase their knowledge and broaden their horizons. Truly become an outstanding descendant of Yan and Huang!

For thousands of years, the ancestors of our Chinese nation have always believed in such a simple truth: we should memorize the life experiences and life wisdom of our predecessors, memorize them firmly, and make them familiar in our hearts. "Five Thousand Years of China" is a set of historical readings based on stories. In this set of books, the editor selects important and famous figures and events, organizes and tailors them based on historical materials, and writes them in popular modern language without any narration or description, and basically without fiction.

However, this book is not limited to history, but covers a wide range of fields such as philosophy, military, art, education, etc., which elevates the book from a general historical introduction to a broad introduction to all aspects of Chinese culture.