This book follows the original structure and style of the Records of the Historian,form which 24 representative chapters were selected and each divided into several interesting stories.A few pithy stories may acquaint you with the lives of noted figures from Chinese history .In addition,about 200 photographs are incorporatde to help readers understand China`s ancient past.

Basic Annals

 The First Emperor of Qin

 Xiang Yu

Hereditary Houses

 Goujian,king of yue

 Confucius

 Chen She

 Zhang Liang,Marquis of Liu

 Prime Minister Chen Ping

Lives

 Sun Wu and Wu Qi

 Wu Zixu

 Lord Shang

 Mencins and Xun Qing

 Lord Mengchang

 Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing

 Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

 Lu Buwei

 The Assassins

 Han Xin,Mqrquis Of Huaiyin

 Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang

 The Marquises of Weiqi and Wu`an

 Li Guang

 The Princes of Huainan and Hengshan

 The Harsh Offcials

 The Gallant Citizens

 The Jesters

Appendix