China in 5000 Years () von Ruby Tsao

Table of Contents

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY

China—Outline of History

Renaissance of China

*Imperial China
“ONE BELT ONE ROAD” in History
1421: The Year China Discovered America
South and East China Seas in History
The Disputed Diaoyutai (Diaoyu) Islands
Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao─After Opium Wars
Anson Burlingame, the Dual Ambassador

*Modern China
Xinhai Revolution
Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan)
The Little Women
Eyewitness Memories of War
Nanjing Massacre—Reflections at the Museum
Iris Chang: " Mother’s Perspective"
The Doolittle Raid
I Remember Pearl Harbor
History is Our Teacher--On Bombing Japan
The Civil War in China: 1927-37
The Civil War in China: 1946-49
Tibet: Myth and Realty

*Contemporary China
The China Challenge
Deng Xiaoping
"When China Rules the World" by Martin  Jacques
“World Order”
One China Policy
Taiwan Economic Miracle
“Thucydides’ Trap”
Sleepwalking Toward WWIII
Xi Jinping
China’s Bold Ambition—the Belt and Road Initiative
CIVILIZATION
Agriculture in China
“Science and Civilization of China” by Joseph Needham
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Its Place in the World
The Great Wall of China
The Grand Canal between Hangzhou and Beijing
Three Gorges Dam and More
Infrastructure in Old China
Infrastructure in new China

CULTURE
Essence of Chinese Culture
Confucius and Confucianism
Yin and Yang: Seeking Harmony
Dao De Jing and Qigong
Islam in China
Religions in China
USA vs CHINA—Cultural Differences
Differences between Chinese and West Civilizations
Sun Zi “The Art of War”
Education in China
Chinese Poetry
Kung Fu: An Introduction

ADDENDUM: Photographs On Book Cover