Nation and Ancient Chinese History
Introduction
"Nation and Ancient Chinese History" by Fu Sinian collection of his research papers on ancient Chinese history prior to the Qin dynasty. It compiles five representative essays: The East-West Dichotomy of Yi and Xia, Jiang Yuan, Eastern Enfeoffments of Zhou and the Yin Remnants, The Theory of Greater and Lesser Eastern Territories, and On the So-called Five Ranks of Nobility. These interconnected essays systematically address issues long debated in historiography, including the origins, early development, and orthodox transmission of Chinese civilization24. At the time of their publication, these works represented significant breakthroughs through their innovative approaches and groundbreaking insights, providing a systematic framework for understanding China’s ancient history.
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Part I: East Yi, West Xia (Theory of the Yi in the East and the Xia in the West)
Chapter I: Bo, Shang Dynasty, and Yin Dynasty
Chapter II: The Traces of Xia Dynasty
Chapter III: The Fights between Xia and Yi
Chapter IV: The Clans of the Yi People
Chapter V: Summary
Part II: Jiang Yuan (The Origin of Jiang Family)
Chapter I: The Lineage of the Jiang Family
Chapter II: The Location of the Jiang Clan
Chapter III: The Traces of Jiang Clan in the Western Zhou Dynasty
Chapter IV: The Interchangeability of Jiang and Qiang in Ancient Times
Part III: Zhou-Dongfeng and Yin-Yimin (Eastern Fiefs and the Remnants of the Yin Dynasty)
Part IV: The Story of Da Dong and Xiao Dong
Chapter I: The Location of Da Dong and Xiao Dongand the Original Fiefdoms of Lu, Yan, and Qi States
Chapter II: Steps of the Eastward Campaign in the Early Zhou Dynasty
Chapter III: The Feats of the Duke of Zhou
Part V: Discussion of the Social Stratification
Chapter I: Confusion Surrounding the Social Stratification
Chapter II: Linguistic Analysis of Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron
Chapter III: Neither Five Tiers nor Ranks of Peerage
Author(s) Information
Author: FU Sinian
Translator: HE Aixiang
About the Translator：
HE Aixiang (1981—), a graduate of both the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures at Xiamen University and the College of Sociology and History at Fujian Normal University, holds a Master's degree in English Language and Literature and a Ph.D. in History. Currently, she serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Foreign Languages, Fuzhou University, and a Council Member of the Fujian Translators Association.
