Pre-Qin History

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Spring and Autumn: The Rise and Fall of the Five Hegemons cover
Rating 4.0
Spring and Autumn: The Rise and Fall of the Five Hegemons 朱良 Shanghai Culture Publishing House · 2019 This book is the Spring and Autumn volume of Zhu Liang’s (pen name Wuji Gongzi) series Our Huaxia. Its narrative begins with King Ping of Zhou’s eastw…
Our China cover
Rating 3.8
Our China Li Ling SDX Joint Publishing Company · 2016 Our China is a collection of thematic essays written over more than ten years by Li Ling, professor at Peking University, published in 2016 by SDX Joi…
A Grand History of Confucius: Early China of Commoners, Nobles, and Oligarchs cover
Rating 4.2
A Grand History of Confucius: Early China of Commoners, Nobles, and Oligarchs Li Shuo Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2019 This is a biography of Confucius by Li Shuo, author of Three Hundred Years of the Civil War. Rather than treating Confucius as a lofty, abstract "sage…
We Have Always Lived in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods cover
Rating 4.2
We Have Always Lived in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods 龙镇 Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House · 2012 This is the first volume of Long Zhen's series We Have Always Lived in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, covering the opening phase of…
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The Xia Dynasty: Heaven Worship and the Transformation of Huaxia 柯胜雨 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2025 Did the Xia dynasty really exist? Was Yu's taming of the waters myth or history? Did Tai Kang's loss of the throne, Hou Yi's usurpation, and Shao Kang…
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The Chunqiu Guliang Zhuan: A Full Translation with Commentary Cheng Zai Shanghai Classics Publishing House · 2016 The Chunqiu Guliang Zhuan is the latest of the "Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals" to reach its present form. Traditionally attribute…
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A Complete History of the Great Qin Empire 唐封叶 Chongqing Publishing House · 2025 A Complete History of the Great Qin Empire is a popular history of Qin by Tang Fengye (real name Li Yang), published in three volumes covering, respec…
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Stories from the Zuo Commentary Zhu Wenshu Zhonghua Book Company · 2012 The Zuo Commentary, whose full title is the Zuo Tradition of the Spring and Autumn Annals, is traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a historian of …
Yi Zhongtian's History of China: From Pre-Qin to Sui-Tang (Volumes 1–16) cover
Rating 4.1
Yi Zhongtian's History of China: From Pre-Qin to Sui-Tang (Volumes 1–16) Yi Zhongtian Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House · 2016 Yi Zhongtian's History of China: From Pre-Qin to Sui-Tang is a newly revised and upgraded box set of the first three parts, sixteen volumes in total, …
Spring and Autumn and Warring States: A History You Should Know (Volume One), Volume Two cover
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Spring and Autumn and Warring States: A History You Should Know (Volume One), Volume Two Maolu Xiaosheng Douban Read · 2018 Spring and Autumn and Warring States: A History You Should Know is a popular history series by the writer Maolu Xiaosheng, originally serialized and p…
Kodansha's History of China, Volume 2: From City-States to China: Yin-Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States cover
Rating 3.5
Kodansha's History of China, Volume 2: From City-States to China: Yin-Zhou, Spring and Autumn, and Warring States 平势隆郎 Guangxi Normal University Press · 2014 This is the second volume in the ten-volume History of China published by Kodansha of Japan for its centenary. It is written by Takao Hirase, professo…
Those Spring and Autumn Tales: The Five Hegemons cover
Those Spring and Autumn Tales: The Five Hegemons Jianghu Xianlesheng China Workers Publishing House · 2010 This is a popular history by Jianghu Xianlesheng (real name Zhu Hui), published in January 2010 by China Workers Publishing House as part of the "New …
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A Lively History of Qin 王杉 Tsinghua University Press · 2016 After the popularity of television dramas such as The Qin Empire and The Legend of Mi Yue, many readers became interested in the history of the pre-Qi…
The Gods of Ancient China: The Other World in the Pre-Qin Period cover
Rating 3.8
The Gods of Ancient China: The Other World in the Pre-Qin Period 晁福林 New Star Press · 2025 This is a monograph by Chao Fulin, a scholar of pre-Qin history, focusing on the world of gods and the belief system of ancient China in an attempt to…
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New Explorations in Ancient History Yang Kuan Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2016 New Explorations in Ancient History is an important collection of fourteen monographic essays by Yang Kuan (1914–2005) on the society and history of t…
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Rating 4.0
So This Is the Spring and Autumn Period Jia Zhigang Flower City Publishing House · 2008 So This Is the Spring and Autumn Period is a popular history of the Spring and Autumn period by the sports journalist and writer Jia Zhigang, which fi…
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Rating 4.6
A General History of China Zhang Yinlin Zhonghua Book Company · 2012 A General History of China is the only monograph left by the historian Zhang Yinlin (1905–1942) from his short life. It was originally part of a high …
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Rating 4.8
The Great Qin Empire, Annotated Edition, Part One: Black Transformation Sun Haohui / 谢有顺 / 胡传吉 Henan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2014 The Qin Empire is a monumental historical novel by Sun Haohui, written over the course of sixteen years. Comprising six volumes, it chronicles how the…
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Rating 4.3
Talking About the Spring and Autumn Period Jia Zhigang Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2024 The three hundred years of the Spring and Autumn period—with its many threads, tangled state names, and repeated personal names—are among the hardest …
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New Explorations in Ancient History Yang Kuan Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2016 New Explorations in Ancient History is a collection of essays by Yang Kuan (1914–2005) on the society and history of the Western Zhou and Spring and A…