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History of China
- A Captivating Guide to Chinese History, Including Events Such as the First Emperor of China, the Mongol Conquests of Genghis Khan, the Opium Wars, and the Cultural Revolution
- Narrated by: Edwin Andrews
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
If you want to discover the captivating history of China, then pay attention...
The history of China is complex - perhaps, more complex than that of other nations. The ethnic groups that compose China go back to prehistoric times, and each group lent its own color to the enormous nation. It is not like a diluted mixture of all its cultures; rather, it is a collage.
Yet, there are immutable elements still present today. Rice originated in China, and so did stir-frying. Anyone who has enjoyed a snack or two from a delightful swimming pool imitates the same practice in the water towns of China from times past.
Brocade and printed silk fabrics were first created in China. Iridescent porcelain is a product of the Ming dynasty. The Chinese were among the first to develop blast furnaces. They were the first to invent fireworks and gunpowder. And the list goes on and on.
As you listen to this book, you will note that history tends to repeat itself in the rise and fall of the many dynasties of China. However, you will also notice that there are clear distinctions between one era and the next.
In History of China: A Captivating Guide to Chinese History, Including Events Such as the First Emperor of China, the Mongol Conquests of Genghis Khan, the Opium Wars, and the Cultural Revolution, you will discover topics such as:
- The Land of the Yellow Emperor
- Imperial China Emerges
- The Supremacy of the Han, 202 BCE - 220 CE
- The Golden Age: The Tang Dynasty, 618 - 907
- The Song Dynasty, 960 - 1279
- Kublai Khan: The Yuan Dynasty, 1271 - 1368
- The Great Ming Dynasty, 1368 - 1644
- The Rise of the Qing, 1636 - 1912
- Revolutionary Madness
- The Republic of China to the People’s Republic of China
- And much, much more!
So, if you want to learn more about the history of China, scroll up and click the "buy now" button!
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-01-24
Easy to follow
This audiobook was easy to understand and very clear.
The pronunciation of Chinese words and place names bothered me a lot as it seems that no thought or research had gone into finding out how to pronounce them and instead they were just read in an incorrect anglicised way.
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- Gloria McQuillan
- 29-09-20
Good Effort
This audiobook, comparatively short, almost clear does its most useful and should reasonably be the opening point for those wishing a digestible overview of China’s long history, and it works manfully to leave the fact from the myth, no simple task!!!
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- Mrs B.
- 01-12-20
Very informative
Really enjoyed this book. The narrator was so easy to listen to, and the information was kept engaging. Very informative but was slightly biased to western views of China. May have been improved by more time spent on the modern history of China; the cultural revolution, student protests and Xi’s current rule felt a bit rushed. But it depends on what aspects of history you’re interested in.
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- Jody Sansom
- 30-09-20
GOOD GUIDE
For a body going to China for the first time, it is a great start to Chinese history and culture. It offers a view and provides a background for everything you might see in China.
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- Zakarias
- 21-01-24
Okay, but with some minor inconsistensies.
this book is a good starter, a general overwiev of chinese history, although it doesn't go as deep as I would have liked. Some parts get a long explanation, while others get only a short summary. For example, the Great Leap Forward only got a few sentences and I feel like they missed a lot of interesting history there.
The editing wasn't superb, there where some mistakes in reading that should have been edited out that's still in there.
And the Narrator did an overall good job with all chinese names and places but I just could not get over that he called Mao Zedong "Moe" Zedong. It made me think of Moe from the Simpsons the whole time.
I will look for a more in-depth history book.
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