An Outline History of China

China is a country with a long history and ancient civilization.Over the past 50 centuries,it has created an extensive and profound civilization,as well as a varied and colorful cultural herigatge.An Outling History of China gives brief introduction to the long historical course of development of China from ancient times up to the founding of the People's Repbulic of China in 1949.The book first gives an outline of contemporary Chinese geography,population,ethnicity and history.It then describes ancient human activities,and the social and historyical meanings of ancient mythologies,and the social and historical meanings of ancient mythologies and legends,and gives a concise account of the rise and fall of the Xia,Shang,Zhou,Qin,Han,Wei,Jin Sui,Tang,Son,Yuan,Ming and Qing dynasties.There follow,in detail or in brief,as appropriate,introductions to the politics,economy,military affairs,culture,laws,invention,cultural relics,etiquette and customs,relationships between classes and ethnic guoups in China,and between China and foreign conutries,plus an enlightening description of the country's modern social reforms.There is an index at the bacd of the book for convenience of reference. This book is aimed at foreign university students,and readers at or above college leve. 作者简介： Bai Shouyi(1909-2000)was born in Kaifeng,Henan Province and Educated at Zhongshan and YanJing undiversities.Beginning his teaching career in 1939,he taught for more than 40 years,first at Najjing University,thean at Najjing University and later at Beijing Teachers University where he served as head of both the Department of History and the Instiure of History. Professor Bai's many-sided academic interests are reflected in the courses he taught on suth subjects the general historigraphy,historyical materialism,a general history of China.