The history of Chinese civilization / general editors, Yuan Xingpei ... [et al.] ; English text edited by David R. Knechtges.

"Originally published by Peking University Press as History of Chinese civilization, 2006"--T.p. verso.

v. 1. Earliest times-221 B.C.E. / volume editor, Yan Wenming -- v. 2. Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, and the Northern and Southern dynasties / volume editor, Zhang Chuanxi -- v. 3. Sui and Tang to mid-Ming dynasties (581-1525) / volume editor Yuan Xingpei -- v. 4. Late Ming and Qing dynasties (1525-1911) / volume editor, Lou Yulie.

Contents
List offigitrcs lUid color pUiics i-v
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Introduction to the English edition .
DAVID MCMl'I.I.EN
Introduction to Volume HI >6
yuan XINGl'EI
I. Innovation in the midst of integration i6
• -r itifitT the thriving urban cconomy II New elements in civilization, the tnrivn.g
and culture 27
III .Downward migration ot culture 39
I •Fusion of southern and^nnnorrrthheerrnn ccuul.tiures and unification ot
the empire 5'
WANG XIAOFU
The fusion —and
II •Opening of the Gt an
III •Cultures of the people ^ j ^he prevailing spirit of
IV •Governmern of the Zhcngu^i aa the High Tang 89
i The Silk Road and cultural, exchange bbeetween China and foreign lands 105
I Exchange of pfts and.ribu.e .o,
01 donci-anc;
II •Chang an and Dunh. uang. trhhpe ccoonnvveerggence of Eastern and Western cultures ii9
QI donciang
III The transmission of Chinese rullure farther east 120
(HI \ SMAon N(;
3•F:tonomic prosperity and the shift of the economic center of i;ra\ itv to
the south I.)?
WANC XIAOIl'
I•The increase in population and cultivated land i.m
II Changes in land management is(>
III Technical innovations in handicraft production los
IV • Ihe emergence ol the commodity economy iSo
V•Economic development in the south 205
4•The development of the civil service examination system and the nse of
the new literati class 2n
xiaonan
I•1he civil service examination system and the expansion of
the governing base 213
II • The institutions of selection and social mobility 22?
Ill • Collective governance of the realm" and "collective determination of
state aflairs 250 IV Whether loftily placed in the court, orremote amid the rivers and
lakes 240
5•The perfection of the civil omdal system 244
niiNC XIAONAN
I Full application of the principle of abalance of power 240
II •Appointment and management of the bureaucracy 262
he strengthening of relations between the center and the local 276
6•Ruism and new developments in religion 288
The revival of Ruism and the theoretical contributions of Lixuc during t'""-'
Song-Ming era 289
Ihe founding of Buddhist schools and the sinicization of Buddhism 3'^
III The tlorcsccncc of Da„ism and'.h"'dcvd<,pmc-n, ,.f inner akhc my ».
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7•The expansion of" scholarship and the florescence of education 347
I •Classical learning and historical scholarship: inheritance and
innovation 348
wanc: xiaoi u and chen shaoi knc.
II • Development of education 371
CHEN SHAOFENG
III •Academy education and the social transformation of Ruism 386
CHEN SHAOFENC.
8 •The evolution of the northern peoples and their contribution to
Chinese civilization 399
ZHANG FAN
I The Liao, Xiajin. and Yuan dynasties and their collisions with
Han culture 400
II •Development ofthe culture ofthe northern peoples 409
III •Expansion ofthe frontier, and reunification 418
IV •Assimilation andcultural exchange between northern peoples and
the Han 42.4
9•Anew period in the history of Chinese-foreign relations 432
ZHANG FAN
I •Direct contactsbetweenChina and Europe 432
II •The development ofoverseas trade and Zheng He's voyages to the
Western Seas (1406-1433) 44i
10 •Science and technology and the development of the concept of
science 454
ZHANG HAN
I •From carved woodblocks to movable type 454
11 •Gunpowder, the south-pointing needle, and marine navigation
techniques 462
III •Medicine, pharmacology, and regimens for healthy living 472
IV •Astronomy, geography, and mathematics 481
11 •The downward movement of literature and its full florescence 496
yuan XINGI'Kl
I•The Tang-Song ancient-style prose movement and
the Ruist renaissance 496
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II • The summit of" Chincsf poetry; Tang classical \rrsf so-
III •Thf sound of sinking resounds throughout the Songi-ra
IV • Ihe late appcarancc and dazzling brilliaiii'c" oi drama
V• Ihe art of sliuochau}^ <telling and singing tin entertainment
establishments 5.(0
12 • Artistu- styleand the spirit of the limes 550
Mi st; I Ki)()\(;
I • The greatness and vigor of Tang dynastv arts 551
II 7he arts of the l ive Dynasties and the Northern and Southern Song:
quest for an aesthetics of tone and mood 575
III •Calligraphy and painting from the Yuan to the earlv Ming: elegance
identified with the antique 601
I? Social life 617
I Diversification of food, clothing, shelter, and transport M7
yi noN(;rA.N(;
II •Customs and entertainments (150
gi DONClWC
III • Inside and outside a household: women's social roles 077
nUNC; XIAONAN
liiblw}irapliy 696
liuU'x 726
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