This book outlines the main process of Chinese history and social evolution and clarifies the rules of Chinese historical development and characteristics of Chinese civilization. It aims to provide an authoritative reference for history researchers. It covers Chinese history from the origin of Chinese civilization to contemporary China. The book is divided into chapters and narrates major historical events in the dynasties, presenting objective Chinese history in terms of politics, economy, culture and nation. It features the distinctive traits of social development stages to clarify the deep foundation of spiritual values and historical culture of the Chinese nation. With national unity and social development as the main line, this book focuses on the key changes and turning points of Chinese history, highlights historical mainstream, achievements and trends to show how ancient China developed into contemporary China. It shows current academic achievements and the latest research results of Chinese history.