This book focuses on China's past, from the beginning of Chinese civilization to the 1911 Revolution, mainly reflecting the changes in the country, its population and territory, national features,philosophies, religions and ways of life, as well as its contributions to politics,economy and culture.

This book is in two volumes：Volume I focuses on China's past， from the beginning of Chinese civilization to the 1911 Revolution， mainly reflecting the changes in the country， its population and territory， national features，philosophies， religions and ways of life， as well as its contributions to politics，economy and culture.Volume II focuses on contemporary China， from 1921 to 2008， mainly reflect-ing on China's indepen-dence， changing perspec-tives in foreign affairs，national unification - espe-cially the country's reform and opening-up - and achievements related to its modernization.

This book is for readers who wish to learn more about China， and introduces Chinese history by recount-ing distinctive stories of different ages.

Chapter 11　The Long March

Chapter 12　The Resistance to the Japanese Invasion

Chapter 13　On the Path to National Revival

Chapter 14　National Reconstruction

Chapter 15　Exploring the Road to Construction

Chapter 16　The“Cultural Revolution”

Chapter 17　How Deng Xiaoping Changed China

Chapter 18　A New Stage of Reform and Development

Chapter 19　Future Trends