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"A General History of China" (Volumes 1 and 2) Author: Fu Lecheng Publisher: Guizhou Education Press
"A General History of China" (Volumes 1 and 2) Author: Fu Lecheng Publisher: Guizhou Education Press
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Introduction · · · · · ·
This book is a brief account of the facts and evolution of Chinese history, and is intended to give readers a clearer and more objective understanding of Chinese history. It focuses on four aspects: political and social changes; foreign relations; the evolution of various systems; and the origins of academic thought. It is based on three sources: the old history of dynasties; the research results of scholars in the first two or three decades of the 1960s; and the author's reading experience. In the compilation and description of the sources, we strive to be faithful and cautious. We will not adopt any opinions that lack empirical evidence or overly subjective arguments, even if they are novel and moving.
This book covers the period from the Paleolithic Age to the abdication of the Qing emperor in 1912, with more than 600,000 words. The text is simple and easy to understand, without any quotations, the narrative is clear, and the views are correct. The ups and downs of thousands of years of Chinese history, important nodes, causes and consequences are all in the present. This time, our company has introduced and published it with a moderate number of illustrations, focusing on war maps. Each war map has a detailed description of hundreds of words, so that readers can have a more emotional and systematic understanding of historical events.
About the Author
Fu Lecheng (1922-1984) was named Ligeng and was also known as Xiushi. He was born in Liaocheng (now Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng). He was a famous historian. He studied in a private school when he was young. In 1930, he moved to Jinan with his family and studied in the primary school affiliated to the Provincial First Normal School. After graduating from the school in 1933, he studied in Beijing Furen Middle School and the high school department of Tongren National No. 3 Middle School in Guizhou. In 1940, he was admitted to the History Department of Kunming National Southwest Associated University and graduated in 1945. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he went to Nanjing Zhujiang Road Church Middle School to teach Chinese and history. In the summer of 1948, he was hired as an assistant professor at National Henan University. Later he went to Taiwan. From October 1949, he served as secretary in the president's office, assistant professor in the history department, lecturer, associate professor, and professor at National Taiwan University. In 1956, he went to Harvard University in the United States for further studies and obtained a doctorate degree. While studying at Beijing Fu Jen Middle School, Fu Lecheng actively participated in the "December 9th" Movement and was elected as a student representative and the main leader of the organization of the march. He was later arrested and imprisoned, but was released on bail by his uncle Fu Sinian. During his teaching at the university, he was rigorous in his studies and approachable. He made great achievements in the research of the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The book "General History of China" he wrote had a great influence in the historical circles of Taiwan, and the Japanese historical circles evaluated him as "a historian who cannot be ignored." He wrote many works throughout his life, all of which were historical works. The more influential works include "Collection of Essays on the History of the Qin and Han Dynasties" and "History of the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties". Some of his historical works have been translated into English, Japanese, Korean and other languages, and are must-read books for studying Chinese history in higher education institutions in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries. Fu Lecheng never married. In old age, he was frail and sickly, alone, homesick, and often expressed his attachment to his hometown and his hope for the early reunification of the motherland. Before his death, he asked his relatives and friends to bury his ashes with his father in his hometown of Liaocheng after the reunification of the motherland. After his death, National Taiwan University, National Chung Hsing University, and the Taiwan History Society jointly held a grand memorial service for him and established the "Professor Fu Lecheng Scholarship". National Taiwan University renamed the "Qin and Han History Research Room" he presided over during his lifetime as the "Professor Fu Lecheng Memorial Research Room".
