内容简介
China： A 5，000-Year Odyssey is written by a Chineseperson who grew-up in China and both taught about， and conducted research on，Chinese civilization for over half a century in India and the US. The book credits the two greatrivers， the Yangtze and Huanghe， for marking the contours of Chinaon our globe， creating a Common Geographical Entity. Eventually， residents ofthe two river valleys developed a Common Civilization Entity within thesecontours. China emerged approximately 4，000 years ago， when a Common PoliticalEntity was formed within this Common Civilization Entity. Over a period of1，500 years into the 14th century， China became a unique Common Entity ofDestiny and a highly-developed civilization state. Sadly， 100，000 Chinesemilitary and civilians jumped， along with the Song emperor， into the sea， thuscutting short a merrymaking pacifist civilization. Mongol Yuan and Manchu Qingconquered China and infused the nation state element with the persevering nativecivilization ethos. Beginning in the 19th cent...
