The History of the World in One Sitting

This is a book for children. It is a book about world history that does not neglect Chinese history, and it is a book about Chinese history that does not neglect world history. Among the many things you will learn from reading this book are: - The history of the Earth and the dinosaurs - Why human civilisation arose in Europe and Asia - The spectacular wars that the Greeks fought - The stories of the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty - Why China enjoyed prosperity during the Tang and Song Dynasties while Europe entered the Dark Ages - When the world’s three major faiths came into being - The story of Yue Fei’s battles against the Jurchens - How China fell into decline while the Renaissance took place in Europe - That Tang Bohu lived during the same time as Leonardo da Vinci - What the Kangxi Emperor was doing when Isaac Newton discovered gravity - What the Qianlong Emperor was doing when George Washington established a democratic America - The 25 most influential historical figures in the past 500 years - That we can learn about the history of the world in just three hours through leisurely reading - That we can understand the last 100 years of Chinese history in just one minute - That we can have different emotional reactions to different historical events