Ancient China

A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Desmond Manny

Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient China, then pay attention....

In this audiobook, you will be led on a journey through almost 2,000 years of Chinese history, showing you all the ups and downs of those ancient times, the sufferings and joys of the Chinese people, along with their greatest achievements and failures.

Dynasties will change, people will be killed and born, art made and destroyed, but the Chinese civilization will prevail, rising from humble beginnings to an empire that at some points outshined any other in the world at that time. And yet it won’t be only a tale of kings and queens, emperors and rulers. Of palaces and forts, of swords and shields.

It will also tell a story of farmers and merchants, artisans and artists, philosophers and scientists. And hopefully by the end of this introductory guide, you will gain a sense of what, who, and how the Chinese civilization was made as great as it was and still is.

From that, a better understanding of this amazing Far Eastern culture and its history should arise as well as a greater appreciation of its achievements and contributions to the world. And with a better knowledge of history, a clearer understanding of the world will come as well.

In Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty, you will discover topics such as

• Chinese lands and birth of China
• Shang and Zhou Dynasties and the rise of royal power
• Disintegration of royal power
• Birth of Imperial China
• Rise and fall of the Han Dynasty
• Society of ancient China
• The ancient Chinese culture
• Inventions and innovations of the ancient Chinese
• And much, much more!

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The people who shaped China
I just found it much more entertaining and fun to listen to

This book here is more like an essay
While people who shaped China throws you into their lives

Anyway just my personal feeling
Different people have different tastes

Massive history... 3hrs. Incorrect pronunciation

Started off okay as far as content. Couldn't continue due to the incorrect pronunciation. I'm not listening to this just to hear a story - I want to be able to discuss it with actual Chinese people and reconcile it with the bits of Chinese history I already have in my head.

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The history of China is complex.

The Captivating History author commences with some of the initial records of China starting before 1000 BC but rapidly gets into the period of warring states and the amalgamation and beginning of the Qin family. The author gives all the contextual needed to understand how later conflicts reference back to the early fights faced in China. The author gives the reader a brief picture of the world Confucius lived in and the philosophy he shaped that was perhaps the toughest current in Chinese government through its history.

Hello Ancient China.

The authors of Captivating History are famous for his reflection, I am sure my opinion is perfect, that "The Chinese are smarter than us", and that insolence of admiration shows through.

Recommended for everyone.

Captivating History is fluent in his reminiscence of Chinese history and Chinese recurrence in the international world order. A must listen for any Chinese history fan, recommended for everyone.

Fascinating insights, from fascinating author.

Dazzling indeed from captivating history about China. This book certainly augmented my understanding of the culture, people, and goals of the country. I found it frightening at some points, but also reassuring in others. But would urge you to listen to it.

easy listening

I have listened to many other historical books and this rates very high.... Recommended. Renewed interest in China

Understanding and solid summary

The insider's viewpoint and outline of the procedure of China's opening up was enormously beneficial and readable to a comparative novice to modern Chinese studies such as myself.

Solid Overview/Guide

This book accomplishes what it sets out to do, which is just list out all of the major comings and goings of Chinese dynasties from the ancient past.

It is not a super comprehensive guide of all aspects of Chinese civilization (it's not trying to be) and does not dive super deep into all of the precise chain of events that lead to different political/cultural ebbs and flows. However, if you're looking to get into Chinese history, this is a solid starting point because with this Guide in hand, you have a decent foundation of the general timeline of Chinese civilization, and can deep dive into particular points in Chinese history with some context.

There is not much of a story format here (again, probably not trying to be). First half of the book feels very much like the "geopolitics" section, where it's just a run down of ancient dynasties through Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period into Han Dynasty and whatnot. AFTER that, the second half dives a bit more into the history of Chinese culture, philosophy, technology, etc. Realistically, the philosophy & technology played a pivotal role in the geopolitics of the ancient dynasties, but this book doesn't realy intermix the different sections that it has laid out.

This is very much a formal "Let's run through geopolitics, then culture with philosophy and technology." listing of things that happened. But again, a solid guide to start with to give you context on Chinese history before diving into more specific time periods/aspects of Chinese Civilization.