众所周知，中国是四大文明古国之一，曾经创造出辉煌灿烂的文化。汉唐盛世，中国曾是世界经济和文化中心之一。四大发明，有力地推动了世界历史发展的进程。中国的历史文化一脉相传至今，从未断绝。中国历史文化的这种延续性，成为了中华儿女民族认同感的重要来源。 本书以时间为纲，精选中国历史上二十余个著名人物的典型事迹，以讲故事的形式向小读者介绍了中国历史的概况。本书用通俗易懂、生动活泼的语言展现了孔子、秦始皇、汉武帝、成吉思汗、文天祥……这一连串光辉的名字背后的故事，讲述了大泽乡起义、楚汉相争、安史之乱、虎门销烟等对中国的历史进程产生过重大影响的历史事件。希望本书能得到少年读者朋友的喜爱，同时将中华文明的血脉潜移默化地植入孩子们心中。今天，让孩子们了解本国的历史，通过那些伟人们的事迹去影响他们，帮助他们树立起民族自豪感，则国家幸甚，我们这些出版人也将感到无比欣慰。( It is well-known that China is one of the four ancient civilizations and once created a splendid culture. During Han and Tang Dynasty, China was one of the economic and cultural center of the world. Four major inventions offered a strong force to develop the world's historical process. Chinese history and culture have been constant so far and never been cut off. The continuity of Chinese history and culture has become an important source of national identity of Chinese people. Based on the time, this book collects typical stories of more than 20 Chinese famous characters in history and introduces Chinese history to the junior readers in the form of story. It introduces Confucius, Qin Shihuang, Han Wudi, Chenjishihan and Wen Tianxiang in plain, lively and vivid language...... The stories behind the glorious names tells the historic events having great influence on Chinese historical process, including the uprising of Daze village, competition between Chu and Han, rebellion of Anshi, and Humen beach. We hope this book can be the favorite of children and implant the Chinese civilization into the heart of the children imperceptibly. Today, we let the children understand the history of their own country and affect them by those great men's deeds to help them establish a sense of national pride. It’s fortunate to the country and we will feel very pleased too. )