Table of contents

Foreword by Wang Gungwu
Preface
Introduction
Common Geographical Entity of China
China-The "Enchanting Bride"
The Himalaya Sphere
Early Chinese Civilization
China-India Resonance
The Chinese Common Political Entity
Yu Created the Common Political Entity
The Three Dynasties Before Unification/ Confucius and the "Hundred Schools"
"Tianxia" and "Zhongguo"
A Unified Empire sans Imperialism
Qin Emperor Shihuang Created the Chinese Empire
Tyrant or "Once-in-a-Millennium" Emperor?
Liu Bang and the New Dynasty
Good Governance by Emperors Wen and Jing
The Empire sans Imperialism
External Security and Internal Stability
Emperor Wu's Resolution in Driving Away the Xiongnu
The Eastern Han Dynasty and Beyond
Foreign Members into the Chinese "Common Entity"
The Prosperous Tang Dynasty and Its Golden Culture
China's Reunification Under the Sui Dynasty
Two Great Tang Emperors
The Golden Tang Culture
The "Common Civilization Entity" of Asia
The Glorious and Pathetic Song Dynasty
Prosperity of Song China
Market Economy and New Lifestyle
Academic Achievements During Song Dynasty
Vulnerable China Ravaged by Nation-states
Civilization Highway Damaged but Extended
Chinese Civilization Hijacked by the Nation-state
Yuan Contributions to Chinese Civilization
Ming China Returned to the Civilization Highway
Zheng He's Seven Expeditions to the Indian Ocean
Manchu China and the Challenge of the Sea
The "Thriving Period from Kangxi to Qianlong"
Continental Common Entity Challenged by the Sea
Opium Imperialism along the Gunboat Road
The Taiping and Boxer Movements
The Awakened Lion Shaking China, Not the World
Awakening of the Chinese "Sleeping Lion"
Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang
Sleeping Lion Pricked by Japanese Militarism
Mao Zedong Roared Like a Real Lion
China Joins the Comity of the "Nation-state" World
Three Decades of "Reform and Opening Up"
Two-way Globalization
China and the World Common Entity of Destiny
Conclusion
Appendix