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Although the world has now entered into the modernized era with people underestimating and possessing the mind that history is simply just a past, comprehending the history is vital as the understanding of the past tells us much about problems we now face and past events are recurring similarly which resembles a spinning wheel if we take a closer look. It has been said that he who controls the past controls the future. Our view of history shapes the way we view the present, and therefore it dictates what answers we offer for existing problems. Even though the history of Northeast Asia is the events which happened in the bygone days between Korea, China and Japan, learning the history of these three countries is indeed invaluable in the formation of solid relationship between these countries especially in this twenty first century, so as to improve effectiveness and efficacy in future conflicts between Korea, China, and Japan.
The book shows us the chronological history of China, from the ancient history (¹Å´ú) to modern history (½ü´ú). Five distinctive parts are displayed in , they are ancient China (¹Å´ú), middle ages of China (ÖÐÊÀ), the preceding modern time (½üÊÀÇ°ÆÚ), the later term modern time (½üÊÀºóÆÚ), and present/modern time (½ü´ú). It is marvelous to have 5 different periods of history (almost the history for a few millenniums) within this 211 pages book, containing clear, colorful, plain pictures with exact geographical designation which make the book