CHINESE HISTORY 10 IBD

Sinopsis

The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), also known as the Great Ming (åñºæÿÄ), was the last Chinese ruling dynasty established by the Han nationality. The dynasty had total 16 emperors and ruled China for a total of 276 years. After the collapse of the Yuan dynasty (åàâæúÑ), the peasant rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang (æú±åàâçÆï) founded the Ming dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang ruled China as Emperor Taizu (æÿÄåñªçÑû) and introduced several socio-economics reforms. In the late Ming dynasty, however, the peasant uprising broke out. In 1644, Li Zicheng (æÑÄèçªæêÈ, 1606-1645) invaded Beijing that eventually led to collapse of the Ming Dynasty. The book, Chinese History 10, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview of ChinaâÇÖs Ming Dynasty, the dynasty that succeeded the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368 CE) and was itself succeeded by the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The new volume, part of the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Introduction to the Ming Dynasty (第ä¸Çç«áï¼ÜæÿÄä»úç«Çä»ï)Chapter 2: Establishment of the Ming Dynasty (第äºîç«áï¼ÜæÿÄæúÑçÜä建ç«ï)Chapter 3: Emperor Taizu of Ming (第ä¸ëç«áï¼ÜæÿÄåñªçÑû)Chapter 4: Ming Dynasty Culture (第åóóç«áï¼ÜæÿÄä»úæûçåîû)Chapter 5: Ming Dynasty Trade (第äºöç«áï¼ÜæÿÄæúÑè´¸æÿô)Chapter 6: Ming Dynasty Porcelain (第åà¡ç«áï¼ÜæÿÄæúÑçô·åÖ¿)Chapter 7: The Great Wall of China (第ä¸âç«áï¼Ü両åó½çÜäéò¿åŸÄ)Chapter 8: Ming Dynasty Literature (第åà«ç«áï¼ÜæÿÄä»úæûç塪 )Chapter 9: Matteo Ricci (第ä¹Ñç«áï¼Üåê©çÄó窪)Chapter 10: The Fall of the Ming Dynasty (第åìüç«áï¼ÜæÿÄæúÑçÜäçºïåñ©á)