Download or read book An Illustrated Brief History of China written by Wang Jian and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated Chinese history book takes the reader on a visual journey of the most brilliant and significant segments of Chinese civilization over the course of five thousand years. As a cradle of human civilization, China has maintained its cohesion and cultural identity for thousands of years. With China's historical evolution as a backdrop, each section focuses on the outstanding achievements of the period it covers and sets out the long-established and profound cultural development of the Chinese nation.