Foundations of Chinese Civilization (vol. 1)
The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE)
A fun way to learn about China in a visual, informative comic-style history.
Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? This accessible and concise work answers those questions and more.
For all ages, this book covers China’s early history in comic form, introducing philosophies like Confucianism and Daoism, the story of the Silk Road, famous emperors like Han Wudi, and the process of China’s unification.
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"A great way to learn about China's vast history!"
—Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club
"Excels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties… An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history."
—School Library Journal
"Chinese language is being taught in all but one state... A comic format teaching China's history is the perfect companion."
"Combines breezy style with historical rigor to strike just the right gong-tone for a middle school audience approaching the vast scope of Chinese history."
—Education About Asia
5/5 Stars "An invaluable source... Chinese history is a vast subject, but Jing Liu has a skillful ability to condense it all into an interesting and manageable narrative."
—Kids' Book Buzz
"The combination of silhouettes—often threatening, martial ones—with open-faced, expressively individualized figures of many social classes adds dramatic tension while neatly balancing the big-picture narrative. There's a lot to absorb even in this abbreviated form, but the visual approach lightens the load considerably."
"The lucid, economical text makes one eager for successive volumes."
"Simple and effective…This direct, appealing introduction to the foundations of one of the world’s oldest civilizations is recommended for teens and adults."
"Given China's superpower ambitions, it goes without saying that our politicians must pick up a copy."
"A clear and concise survey of Chinese history and culture that is sure to please."
—The Comics Grinder
4.5/5 Stars "A very nice way to establish a foundation to understanding China’s history and a possible gateway to more intense study and comprehension of a very complex subject."
—Portland Book Review
"The book does what it says it does: a child will come away with a basic understanding of early Chinese history, what makes the Chinese tick as a people and culture."
—Asian Review of Books
"It is certainly a fascinating look at Chinese history, and doing it in comics has certainly made it more accessible to people, especially for the Western world."
Teacher and Professor Testimonials
"This book is “The Magic School Bus” for those starting to explore Chinese culture."
—Dan Cao, Instructor at Confucius Institute at UC Davis
"An excellent history that clearly explains the great (and ordinary) people who have made China what it is and the conflicts and debates that have shaped Chinese history. There is nothing else like it in English or Chinese."
—Alan Baumler, Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
"No more burying yourself in text-heavy history books to learn about China, this comic-style book manages to be rich in information and bring Chinese history to readers in a more clear, fun, and accessible way than it’s ever been done before. Easily integrated into a social studies or Chinese culture curriculum, I can’t wait to get a copy for my class."
—Grace Zeng, Chinese Teacher and Middle School Chinese Curriculum Area Leader at International School of Beijing
"Jing Liu has brought to life the long and complex early period of Chinese history in this wonderful graphic novel. Foundations of Chinese Civilization is a delight to read; humorous, informative, and truly captivating."
—Alexandra Pearson, Founder of The Bookworm Literary Festival
"Since the 1990s, Jing Liu has been entertaining and informing foreigners about China with his cartoons. His new series of comic books is a fun, easy, accessible way to gain a basic understanding of Chinese history and culture."
—Jeremy Goldkorn, Founder of Danwei
"This comic series is fantastic to use in the classroom. My students are drawn to this book - not only do they enjoy this graphic-novel style, it also helps them understand difficult historical concepts. What a fun supplement to the regular textbook!"
—Leslie Burgoine, Middle School History Teacher, Portland, Oregon
"I was really impressed with how the author explained, taught, explored and visually told the story of China. Impressive and very informative. It was not only a page turner for me, but my students would run into class to get their hands on a copy to keep reading!"
—Sasha Johnson, World History Teacher at Black Pine Circle School, Berkeley, CA
Misingi ya Utamaduni wa Kichina (vol. "Mfalme wa Yellow hadi Han (2697 KK - 220 KK) ni ""Mfano wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia wa kuvutia.""" Ni nani aliyeanzisha China? Je, Wachina ni wa kidini? Utamaduni wa Kichina ni nini na umebadilikaje kadiri wakati unavyopita? Kitabu hiki kinachoweza kupatikana na kilichofupishwa kinajibu maswali hayo na mengine mengi. Kitabu hiki kinaelezea historia ya mapema ya China kwa njia ya vichekesho, kuanzisha falsafa kama Confucianism na Daoism, hadithi ya Barabara ya Silk, maliki maarufu kama Han Wudi, na mchakato wa kuunganisha China. "Msemo wa ""Kutoka kwa China"" ni njia nzuri ya kujifunza historia ya China." <unk>Amy Tan, mwandishi wa The Joy Luck Club "Excels katika kufafanua mara nyingi kuchanganyikiwa vipindi vya mpito kati ya nasaba... utangulizi bora kwa mwenendo mkubwa wa historia ya mapema ya Kichina". <unk>School Library Journal "Lugha ya Kichina inafundishwa katika majimbo yote isipokuwa moja... Fomati ya vichekesho inayofundisha historia ya China ni mwenzi kamilifu". "Inachanganya mtindo wa hewa na ukali wa kihistoria ili kupiga sauti sahihi ya gong kwa watazamaji wa shule ya sekondari wakikaribia wigo mkubwa wa historia ya China". "Historia ya China ni mada kubwa, lakini Jing Liu ana uwezo wa ustadi wa kuifunika yote katika hadithi ya kuvutia na inayoweza kusimamiwa. """ <unk>Kids 'Book Buzz <unk> Mchanganyiko wa silhouettes <unk> mara nyingi kutisha, wale martial <unk> na wazi-uso, expressively mtu takwimu ya madarasa mengi ya kijamii anaongeza mvutano wa kuvutia wakati neatly kusawazisha big-picha hadithi. Kuna mengi ya kufyonzwa hata katika fomu hii iliyofupishwa, lakini mbinu ya kuona hupunguza mzigo kwa kiasi kikubwa". "Nakala hiyo iliyo wazi na yenye kuokoa pesa hufanya mtu awe na hamu ya kusoma mabuku yanayofuata". "Ni rahisi na yenye matokeo...Utangulizi huu wa moja kwa moja, wenye kuvutia wa misingi ya mojawapo ya ustaarabu wa kale zaidi ulimwenguni unapendekezwa kwa matineja na watu wazima". "Kwa kuzingatia matarajio ya China ya kuwa nguvu kubwa, ni wazi kwamba wanasiasa wetu wanapaswa kuchukua nakala". "Uchunguzi ulio wazi na mfupi wa historia na utamaduni wa China ambao bila shaka utafurahisha". <unk>The Comics Grinder 4.5 5 Stars <unk>Njia nzuri sana ya kuanzisha msingi wa kuelewa historia ya China na mlango unaowezekana wa utafiti mkali zaidi na uelewa wa mada ngumu sana.<unk> "Portland Book Review: ""Kitabu hiki kinafanya kile kinachosema: mtoto atatoka na uelewa wa msingi wa historia ya mapema ya Kichina, nini hufanya Wachina kuwa watu na utamaduni.""" <unk>Asian Review of Books "Ni hakika kuangalia kuvutia katika historia ya Kichina, na kufanya hivyo katika vichekesho ni hakika alifanya hivyo kupatikana zaidi kwa watu, hasa kwa ajili ya ulimwengu wa Magharibi". Ushuhuda wa Mwalimu na Profesa "Kitabu hiki ni <unk>The Magic School Bus<unk> kwa wale wanaoanza kuchunguza utamaduni wa Kichina". "Dan Cao, Mwalimu katika Taasisi ya Confucius katika UC Davis, anasema: ""Historia bora ambayo inaelezea wazi watu wakubwa (na wa kawaida) ambao wamefanya China kuwa nini na migogoro na mijadala ambayo imeunda historia ya China." Hakuna kitu kingine kinachofanana na hicho katika Kiingereza au Kichina". Alan Baumler, Profesa wa Historia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Indiana cha Pennsylvania, anasema: "Hakuna zaidi ya kujiweka katika vitabu vya historia vya maandishi-zito kujifunza kuhusu China, kitabu hiki cha mtindo wa vichekesho hufaulu kuwa na habari nyingi na kuleta historia ya Kichina kwa wasomaji kwa njia ya wazi, ya kufurahisha, na ya kupatikana kuliko ilivyowahi kufanywa kabla. Ni rahisi kuingizwa katika masomo ya kijamii au mtaala wa utamaduni wa Kichina, siwezi kusubiri kupata nakala kwa darasa langu. " Grace Zeng, mwalimu wa Kichina na Mkurugenzi wa Shule ya Kati ya Kichina katika Shule ya Kimataifa ya Beijing, ametoa maisha ya kipindi kirefu na tata cha mwanzo cha historia ya China katika riwaya hii ya picha ya ajabu. Kitabu Foundations of Chinese Civilization ni kitabu chenye kufurahisha kusoma; kina ucheshi, kina habari nyingi, na kinavutia sana". "Alexandra Pearson, mwanzilishi wa tamasha la fasihi la ""The Bookworm,"" alisema: ""Kuanzia miaka ya 1990, Jing Liu amekuwa akiwafurahisha na kuwajulisha wageni kuhusu China na katuni zake." Mfululizo wake mpya wa vitabu vya vichekesho ni njia ya kufurahisha, rahisi, ya kupatikana ya kupata uelewa wa msingi wa historia na utamaduni wa Kichina". <unk>Jeremy Goldkorn, Mwanzilishi wa Danwei "Mfululizo huu wa vichekesho ni wa ajabu kutumia darasani. Wanafunzi wangu huvutiwa na kitabu hiki - si tu kwamba wanafurahia mtindo huu wa riwaya ya picha, bali pia huwasaidia kuelewa dhana ngumu za kihistoria. Ni nyongeza yenye kufurahisha kama nini kwa kitabu cha kawaida cha masomo!" Leslie Burgoyne, Mwalimu wa Historia wa Shule ya Kati, Portland, Oregon "Nilivutiwa sana na jinsi mwandishi alivyoelezea, kufundisha, kuchunguza na kuelezea hadithi ya China. Inashangaza na ina habari nyingi sana. "Hakuna kitu kilichokuwa kimewafurahisha zaidi kuliko kusoma kitabu hicho, lakini wanafunzi wangu walikimbilia darasani ili kupata nakala ya kitabu hicho ili waendelee kukisoma.""" Sasha Johnson, Mwalimu wa Historia ya Dunia katika Shule ya Black Pine Circle, Berkeley, CA