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This study includes an erotic novella about the imperial harem. After political enemies forced Empress Zhao Feiyan (45-1 BCE) to commit suicide, her reputation was marred by accusations of murder and promiscuity. The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction by Olivia Milburn. More Books About the Yellow Emperor The Qin (Ch'in) and Han Empires Topics include the art of ruling, metaphysics, military matters, and meditation. The long-lost the Four Canons of ancient China's legendary Yellow Emperor. The Complete Tao Te Ching With the Four Canons of the Yellow Emperor edited by Jean Levi. A new translation of the Neijing Suwen, an ancient Chinese text on medicine and Taoism said to have been written by the Yellow Emperor himself. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine by Maoshing Ni. A critical overview of developments affecting palace women from earliest times to the Han dynasty. He documented the history of China and neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time.Įmpresses and Consorts: Selections From Chen Shou's Records of the Three States With Pei Songzhi's Commentary by Chen Shou, Robert Joe Cutter, William Gordon Crowell, and Pei Songzhi. The author, who died around 9 BC, was the first major Chinese historian. Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Fourteen leading specialists on early China cover more than 1000 years of history. The Cambridge History of Ancient China edited by Michael Loewe and Edward L. Taking into account new archeological discoveries, this book begins with China's early dynasties.Ĭhina: Its History and Culture by W. The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power From the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream by Michael Wood.

Leads the reader through Chinese history in 300 pages, adding sufficient detail and anecdote to provide color and texture. This sumptuously illustrated single-volume history traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present.Ī Concise History of China by J. The Cambridge Illustrated History of China by Patricia Buckley Ebrey. Follows the strong and active women, of both high and low rank, who counseled emperors, ghostwrote for them, and dominated them when they were weak. This book examines the intrigue and scandal among rival wives.Ĭelestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China From Song to Qing by Keith McMahon. Chinese emperors took multiple wives, in some cases hundreds and even thousands. Women Shall Not Rule: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Han to Liao by Keith McMahon. Examines why people are drawn to the story of King Goujian, a psychologically complex 5th century BC monarch.

Speaking to History: The Story of King Goujian in Twentieth-Century China by Paul A. How eight Chinese rulers who reigned from the early 12th through early 20th centuries contributed to the arts. How nine princes of the Qin to Qing dynasties rose to power through psychological warfare.Įmperors' Treasures: Chinese Art From the National Palace Museum, Taipei by Jay Xu and Li He. The Rising Sons: China's Imperial Succession & the Art of War by Ian Huen. Imperial China, 617-1644 edited by Guangqiu Xu. Highlights the personal characteristics of China's rulers and dynasties in the vast panorama of the largest society in human history. An introduction to Chinese history and culture. Includes maps, timelines, and special features on everything from the Great Wall to the Boxer Rebellion.Ĭhina's Imperial Past by Charles O.

A reign-by-reign record of the rulers of imperial China, from legendary first emperor Qin Shihuangdi to the last emperor in the 20th century. Book Categories: History, Yellow Emperor, Shi Huangdi, DVDs, Ancient China, Great Wall, Palaces, Qin and Han, Terracotta Army, Three Kingdoms, Medieval China, Sui and Tang, Empress Wu, Song, Yuan, Ming, Manchu, Qing, Qianlong, Cixi, Last Emperor, Tibet, King Gesar, Western Xia, Children's Books Chinese RoyaltyĬhronicle of the Chinese Emperors by Ann Paludan.