The first chapter of the Yangtze China, the long history---an overview of the history of China
1. Folklore Tradition---Colorful and Charming China
The legend of the dragon, the origin of the Spring Festival...
2. Historical inheritance-colorful ancient Chinese culture
The formation of the man, the official title...
3. The light of wisdom---dazzling technologies and inventions in Chinese history
Gunpowder, movable type printing, compass, papermaking...
4. Common sense of Chinese learning---brilliant and splendid Chinese historical wonders
Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, Water Margin, Dream of Red Mansions...
5. Traditional art---the eternal charm of the land of China
Guzheng, Pipa, Erhu...
The second chapter is the civilization of ritual and music, the origin of China---Ancient, Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou Dynasty
1) Ancient times: Nuwa created human beings, Pangu opened the world...
2) Xia: The Xia Dynasty was the beginning of Chinese slave society...
3) Shang: Shang Zhou, Da Ji...
4) Western Zhou Dynasty: Jiang Taigong, Zhougong...
The third chapter is the battle for the hegemony of the Central Plains---Spring and Autumn, Warring States Period
1) Spring and Autumn: Qi Huan Gong, King Chu Zhuang, Confucius, Confucius Art of War...
2) Warring States Period: Meng Changjun, Sun Bin, Han Fei, Li Si, Mengmu's Three Moves, Lianpo, Qu Yuan, Lu Buwei, Lu Shi Chunqiu, Shang Yang Reform. Han Feizi and Li Si are both Gou Qing's students.
Chapter Four: The towering empire, the unification of Kyushu---Qin and Han empires
1) Qin: Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, son of King Qin Zhuangxiang. He was throne at the age of 13 and emperor at 39. From 230 BC to 221 BC, the six kingdoms of Han, Wei, Chu, Yan, Zhao and Qi were destroyed successively.
Li Si, Xiang Yu, Hongmen Banquet, Zhou Tianzi
2) Western Han Dynasty: Liu Bang, Fan Zeng, Wang Mang, Zhao Feiyan
3) Eastern Han Dynasty: Liu Xiu, Guangwu Zhongxing
Chapter 5 The vicissitudes of life separate and merge, separate and blend---Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties
1) Three Kingdoms: Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu, Liu Chan, Wei Yan, Sima Yi
The battle of Chibi, the list of divisions,
2) Two Jins: Tao Yuanming, Sima Zhao, Jin Wudi Sima Yan, Wang Xizhi
3) Southern and Northern Dynasties: Liu Song
Chapter Six: Songs in the Prosperous Age, Changing the Universe---Sui and Tang Empires
1) Sui: Yang Jian,
2) Tang Dynasty: Li Shimin, Tang Seng, Yang Guifei, "Liang Zhu", Wu Zetian, Di Renjie, White Snake
Chapter Seven: The veins of the country are like strands, and the dynasties have changed --- Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Song and Yuan
1) Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and Songs: Su Shi, Yue Fei, the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties (Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi)
2) Liao Dynasty: Eight Khitan Tribes
3) Xixia: Empress Dowager Liang
4) Jin Dynasty: Wang Chongyang, Quanzhen Sect
5) Yuan Dynasty: Mongolian, Tiemuzhen, Genghis Khan, Boyanzhen
Chapter 8 The sun, the moon and the clouds, the afterglow of the setting sun---Ming and Qing empires
1) Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang, Zheng He, Qi Jiguang, Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng, Dongchang
2) Qing Dynasty: Huang Taiji, Dorgon, Kangxi, Qianlong, Empress Dowager Cixi, Liang Qichao, Boxer, Eight Nations Allied Forces