Published 2007
by Foreign Languages Press in Beijing .
Written in
Edition Notes
This book is a magic wand that helps you understand Chinese history with ease, as well as a window providing a convenient view on China. It tells nearly 100 well-know stories from remote antiquity to the Revolution of 1911 in time sequence and takes key historical events and figures as the main line. We have strived to present the social changes, wars and battles, and culture and art in a series of accurate, vivid and concise stories. The book is a historical documentary with varied extraordinary splendor rather than a heavy, dull academic work.
| Statement | Zhang Yantu. |
| Genre | Anecdotes |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | DS736 Z4675 2007 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 223 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 223 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23176634M |
| ISBN 10 | 7119046365 |
| ISBN 10 | 9787119046365 |
| LC Control Number | 2009374672 |
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