We live in ancient China. 10-15 years. Dmitriev S.

“Made in China” - as it is written on many things that surround us: smartphones, clothes, toys. But do we really know so much about this country? China is not only the most populated state of the world, but also the heir to one of the great civilizations of antiquity - the only one whose story continues so far.

is a really unique book - the whole history of ancient China under one cover: how it It began 40 thousand years ago by the appearance of a reasonable man in China and how the fall of the Han empire ended in the 3rd century in the 3rd century. It was written by the history specialist - Sergey Viktorovich Dmitriev. “The history of China is similar to a motley Chinese silk - so many in it intertwined in it,” the author begins his book. And in this you can verify the first chapters: the gods of ancient myths will come to life in your eyes, hieroglyphs will speak, the ancient kingdoms will begin a deadly battle, the emperors will send the expedition in search of immortality. In this book, each reader will find the chapter to his liking. Someone will be interested in how empires arose and disintegrated, how applicants to the throne fought for power and what awaited the winners. Another story about the everyday life of antiquity will be carried away: about what people ate and dressed, where they studied and what they played, how they celebrated the holidays and escorted the last path of the dead.

, as befits a children's encyclopedia. The text is accompanied by illustrations: some - reproductions of works of ancient art, others - the reconstruction of life and the everyday life of China, finally, the third - comics, invented by the artist Nadezhda Davydova. Thanks to these comics, even the most difficult turns of Chinese history will seem to be a reader of exciting adventures and will be remembered without difficulty.

Who built a great Chinese wall? Who did the terracotta army fight with? How did the wasps help to invent the paper, and the butterflies were ozolly? Our encyclopedia will help to learn about this and much more. Ancient China is waiting for you!

3rd edition, corrected and supplemented.

for middle and senior school age.