外教社中国概况（英文版）PPT课件CHAPTER 2.pptx

CHAPTER 2History ContentsAncient Chinese History ⅠModern Chinese HistoryⅡContemporary Chinese HistoryⅢ ⅠAncient Chinese History 1The Yellow Emperor and the Formation of the Chinese Nation2Qin Shihuang and China’s Unification3Han Wudi and the Silk Road 4Tang Xuanzong and the Kaiyuan Age of Prosperity5Song Taizu and the Economic ProsperityYuan Shizu and the Territorial Expansion6 78Ming Chengzu and Zheng He’s Voyages to the “Western Oceans”Qing Gaozong and the Prosperity of the Kangxi and Qianlong Periods 1. The Yellow Emperor and the Formation of the Chinese NationChinese people always call themselves “Descendants of Yan and Huang”, a title related to the legendary Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) and Yandi.Huangdi, Yandi and Chiyou were three tribal leaders in ancient China. Early on, the Huangdi tribe and the Yandi tribe bothlived in the northwestern part of China.The war first took place between the Yandi tribe andthe Jiuli tribe. Yandi tribehuangdi tribeJiuli tribe “Zhuolu Battle” In order to gain control over other tribes, the Huangdi tribe and the Yandi tribe fought three more wars. Finally, Huangdi defeated Yandi and became the leader of the tribal alliance in the Central Plains region. After a long period of integration and development, they formed the main part of the Huaxia (Chinese) nationality. Hence, it can be said that Huangdi and Yandi are truly the ancestors of the Chinese people. HuaxiaThe Huangdi tribe and the Yandi tribe became further integrated. They influenced each other economically and culturally, and became more and more closely related. After a long period of integration and development, they formed the main part of the Huaxia (Chinese) nationality. Zhonghua“Descendants of Yan and Huang”“Zhonghua” represent the whole of China Yandi MausoleumHuangdi Mausoleum Cultural NotesXia, Shang and ZhouThree ancient Chinese dynasties, ending in the 3rd century BC. After Huangdi, three famous leaders of tribal alliances, Yao, Shun and Yu, appeared succ