Chinese History 9

The Yuan Dynasty (元朝, 1271-1368), was the first ruling dynasty of the unified China established by a ruler from the minority (Mongolian) clan. In 1206, Genghis Khan unified various Mongolian ministries and established the Great Mongolian Empire (蒙古帝国). In 1271, Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty. The dynasty ruled China for 98 years. This was the first dynasty to declare Beijing (大都) as China's capital city.

The book, Chinese History 9, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview of China's Yuan Dynasty. The new volume, part of the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast.

The book has 10 chapters in the following order:

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Yuan Dynasty (第一章：元代简介)

Chapter 2: Genghis Khan (第二章：孛儿只斤·铁木真)

Chapter 3: Kublai Khan (第三章：孛儿只斤·忽必烈)

Chapter 4: Fall of the Song Dynasty (第四章：宋朝灭亡)

Chapter 5: Founding of the Yuan Dynasty (第五章：元朝开国)

Chapter 6: Social Dissatisfaction (第六章：越来越多的社会不满)

Chapter 7: Fall of the Yuan Dynasty (第七章：元朝灭亡)

Chapter 8: Contribution of the Yuan Dynasty (第八章：元朝的贡献)

Chapter 9: Culture and Art of the Yuan Dynasty (第九章：元代文化艺术)

Chapter 10: Marco Polo (第十章：马可·波罗)