Series of Expatiate Upon Chinese History are another landmark in historical publications of Shanghai People’s Publishing House after seven years’ efforts since five publishing projects were completed successively.Namely General History of China, General Records of Chinese Culture, History of Chinese Culture Series, Dynastic History of China Series and Subject History of China Series. The series include twelve books, They are History of the Xia Dynasty, History of the Shang Dynasty, History of the Western Zhou Dynasty, History of the Spring and Autumn Period, History of the Warring States Period, History of the Qin and Han Dynasties, History of the Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, History of Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, History of the Song Dynasty, History of the Yuan Dynasty, History of the Ming Dynasty and History of the Qing Dynasty. There are 200,000 words and over 200 photos per book for detailed explanation and vivid illustration. The series provide an access to the general history of China elaborated by several Chinese scholars of the new era from different perspectives. Therefore, the authentic content, easily comprehensible language and novel viewpoints are prominent features of the series.
