Chinaenjoysalongandmagnificenthistoryandasplendidandcolorfultraditionalculture.ThebookpresentsthebrightestcrystalsofChinesecultureandhistory,whichoccupyonlyafractionofthewhole,withthepurposeofprovidingourreaderswithageneralbutinitialunderstandingofChinesecivilization.Asearlyasthemiddle16thcenturyBCChinaenteredtheearliestrecordedwrittenhistoryanddevelopedtheearliestartofwriting-inscriptionsonoraclebones,andmadegrandbronzewareandpotteryofexcellentworkmanship.Inthefollowingyears,Chinesecivilizationhassurprisedthewholeworldwithhergreatinventionsandinnovationsoneaftertheotherandrichculturalheritage.Thebook,dividedinto12chaptersfromthetimeoftheRemoteAntiquitytotheRepublicofChina,showsthereadersthevitaleventstakingplaceduringthepastthousandsofyearsinChinesehistory.