中国古代史Period before the Opium War of 1840
 中国历史的开篇 —— 先秦The Dawn of Chinese History — The Pre-Qin Period
  概述 Introduction
  中国境内最早的人类The Earliest Human Beings in China
  开天辟地的创世神话The Great Myth of the Creation of Man in Ancient China
  华夏之祖Ancestors of the Chinese Nation
  大禹治水Yu the Great Harnesses the Flood
  武王伐纣King Wu Attacks King Zhou
  周公东征Duke Zhou's Conquest of the East
  春秋五霸The Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period
  战国七雄The Seven Powers of the Warring States Period
  大教育家孔子Confucius, the Great Educator
  诸子百家The "Hundred Schools of Thought" and Their Exponents
  世界第一部兵书——《孙子兵法》The Art of War — The World First Treatise on Military Science
 封建大一统时期 —— 秦、汉The Period of Great Feudal Unity — The Qin and Han Dynasties
  概述 Introduction
  中国的第一位皇帝——秦始皇Qinshihuang, the First Emperor in Chinese History
  万里长城The Great Wall
  大泽乡起义The Dazexiang Uprising
  刘邦与项羽Liu Bang and Xiang Yu
  汉武大帝Emperor Wudi the Great of the Han Dynasty
  张骞出使西域Zhang Qian's Mission to the Western Regions
  昭君出塞Zhaojun Goes Beyond the Great Wall as a Bride
  司马迁与《史记》Sima Qian and His Records of the Historian
  科学家张衡Zhang Heng, a Pioneering Scientist
  “医圣”张仲景与“外科鼻祖”华佗Zhang Zhongjing，the Saint of Medicine and Hua Tuo, the Founder of Surgery
 封建国家的分裂和民族大融合时期—— 三国、两晋、南北朝The Division of China Once More and the Intermingling of Ethnic Groups — The Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties and the Southern and Northern Dynasties
  概述 Introduction
  曹操Cao Cao
  诸葛亮Zhuge Liang
  赤壁之战The Battle of the Red Cliff
  西晋八王之乱Eight Kings' Insurrection in the Western Jin Dynasty
  淝水之战 The Battle of Feishui
  孝文帝改革The Reforms of Emperor Xiaowen
  花木兰代父从军Hua Mulan Joined the Army in Place of Her Father
  “书圣”王羲之与“画绝”顾恺之Wang Xizhi, the Saint of Calligraphy, and Gu Kaizhi, the Matchless Painter
  数学家祖冲之Zu Chongzhi, the Remarkable Mathematician
 封建社会的繁荣时期 —— 隋、唐The Heyday of Feudal Society — The Sui and Tang Dynasties
  概述 Introduction
  隋朝大运河The Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty
  贞观之治The Benign Administration of the Zhenguan Reign Period
  女皇帝武则天Wu Zetian, China's First Female Monarch
  开元盛世The Flourishing Kaiyuan Reign Period
  繁盛的长安城The Heyday of Chang'an
  松赞干布与文成公主Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng
  玄奘西游Xuanzang's Journey to the West
  鉴真东渡Jianzhen Crosses the Ocean to Japan
  三大石窟The Three Famous Grottoes
  科举制The Imperial Civil Examination System
 封建社会的继续发展和民族政权并立时期—— 五代、辽、宋、夏、金、元The Continued Development of Feudal Society and the Coexistence of Ethnic Regimes — The Five Dynasties, and the Liao, Song, Xia, Jin and Yuan Dynasties
  概述 Introduction
  杯酒释兵权Relieving the Generals of Their Commands at a Feast
  赤胆忠心的杨家将The Loyal Generals of the Yang Family
  秉公执法的“包青天” Bao the Upright Judge
  忠心报国的岳飞General Yue Fei, a Paragon of Loyalty
  历史名臣文天祥Wen Tianxiang, a Renowned Minister
  成吉思汗与忽必烈 Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan
  马可波罗来华 Marco Polo's Travels in China
  四大发明 The Four Great Inventions
  《清明上河图》 Riverside scene on the Pure Brightness Festival
  司马光与《资治通鉴》Sima Guang and the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government
 统一的多民族国家进一步发展和封建社会由盛而衰时期—— 明、清（鸦片战争以前）The Period of Further Development of the Unitary Multi-ethnic Country and the Decline of Feudal Society — The Ming and Qing Dynasties (Before the Opium War of 1840)
  概述 Introduction
  明朝开国皇帝朱元璋Zhu Yuanzhang, the First Emperor of the Ming Dynasty
  郑和下西洋Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas
  戚继光抗倭Qi Jiguang Repels Japanese Pirates
  清官海瑞Hai Rui, an Upright and Incorruptible Official
  闯王李自成Daring King Li Zicheng
  郑成功收复台湾Zheng Chenggong Recovers Taiwan
  康乾盛世The Golden Age of Three Emperors
  科学巨匠与巨著Great Scientists and Their Contributions
 中国近代史Modern Period
  概述 Introduction
  林则徐与虎门销烟Lin Zexu and the Destruction of Opium at Humen
  第一次鸦片战争The First Opium War
  太平天国农民运动The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement
  第二次鸦片战争The Second Opium War
  洋务运动The Westernization Movement
  中日甲午战争与《马关条约》Sino-Japanese War of 1894 and the Treaty of Shimonoseki
  戊戌变法The Reform Movement of 1898
  义和团运动The Yihetuan Movement
  孙中山与辛亥革命Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Revolution of 1911
  “五四”运动The May 4th Movement
  中国共产党的成立The Founding of the Communist Party of China
  第一次国共合作The First Round of KMT-CPC Cooperation
  北伐战争The Northern Expedition
  南昌起义The Nanchang Uprising
  二万五千里长征The Long March of 25 000 li
  “九一八”事变The September 18th Incident
  华北事变与“一二九”运动The Huabei Incident and the December 9th Movement
  西安事变The Xi'an Incident
  “七七”事变The July 7th Incident
  平型关大捷The Victory at Pingxing Pass
  南京大屠杀The Nanking Massacre
  台儿庄战役The Taierzhuang Campaign
  华侨与抗日战争Overseas Chinese and the Anti-Japanese War
  重庆谈判The Chongqing Negotiations
  解放战争The War of Liberation
 现代中国Contemporary Period
  概述 Introduction
  毛泽东与新中国的建立Mao Zedong and the Founding of New China
  周恩来与新中国外交Zhou Enlai and New China's Diplomacy
  邓小平与改革开放Deng Xiaoping and the Reform and Opening- up Policies
  香港回归Hong Kong's Return to China
  澳门回归Macao's Return to China
  载人航天飞行的巨大成就 Great Achievement in Manned Spaceflight
  中国体育走向世界China as a World Power in Sports
 附录Appendix
  中国历史年代简表A Brief Chronology of Chinese History