Chapter I Unification of China in historyPrimitive Chinese civilizationContinuity of Chinese historyFormation of the ancient countryFirst unification and separation of ChinaChinese empire reunified and split againThird reunification of Chinese empireChapter II Origin of community of the Chinese nationGeographical environment and inward movementDifferent parts of ChinaOrigin of the word ChinaA multi-ethnic countrySafeguarding national unity and fighting against separatismChapter III Traditional ideology and cultureConfucianism and the orthodoxTaoist thought and TaoismLegalism and its practiceIntroduction of Buddhism and its localization in ChinaBasic spirits of traditional thought and cultureSociety steeped in traditional thoughts and cultureNational character shaped by traditional thoughts and cultureExchanges between ancient Chinese and foreign culturesChapter IV Developed country of the agricultural civilization eraProgress in agriculture and development of the handicraft industryWorld-leading technologiesSound political, legal and official selecting systemLanguage and charactersIncomparable achievements in literatureUnique artistic styleColorful social lifeChapter V Crisis and development path in modern timesClosed doors and the decline of the Qing courtDisasters brought by opiumSeeking for self-improvementEfforts to build a modern stateNew cultural enlightenment movementUps and downs of national revolutionary movementsFounding of the PRC led by the CPCChapter VI Endeavors of the PRC and reform and opening-upStarting from scratchExplorations, and twists and turns in building socialismReform injecting vigor and vitality into socio-economic development Opening to the outside worldChinas modernization drive making steady progressPromoting the construction of a democratic country under the rule of lawChapter VII China advancing into a new eraNew challenges for developmentFive-sphere integrated plan to promote coordinated national developmentNew era for comprehensively deepening the reformShifting from high-speed growth to high-quality developmentChapter VIII Fully building a modern socialist countrySteadily promoting strategies for modernization driveComplete victory in fight against povertyAchieving the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respectsEmbarking on a new journey toward fully building a modern socialist countryChapter IX Advocating building a community with a shared futureFollowing the path of peaceful developmentUpholding multilateralism and diversity of civilizationsBeing a responsible, major developing countryBelt and Road Initiative promoting global common development