The United States is a new country with a history of only more than 200 years, and in front of China, which has a splendid civilization of 5,000 years, it is like a babbling toddler. However, as an old capitalist power, in the process of development, the United States has been full of criminal primitive accumulation of capital, especially with the blessing of plunder and aggression, and has become a superpower standing at the top of the pyramid.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, China-US relations have become the most important bilateral relationship, and the two major powers have coexisted between struggle and game. The U.S. relationship with China has also gone through three stages: containment, engagement, and inclusion. Compared with China's in-depth study of American history, American history textbooks only use more than 20 pages to introduce China's history, and there are only 6 Chinese on the list.
Confucius is the founder of Confucianism, customarily called the "most holy teacher" by later generations, and as the ancestor of the readers, Confucius has a supreme position in the hearts of the Chinese. But to the surprise of the Chinese, in American history books, Confucius became the embodiment of the "legislator", more specifically the law-maker.
The Americans focused on Confucius's study tour experience, and also portrayed him as a "legal prophet", taking it for granted that Confucius was the enlightener of ancient law in China. In addition, in American history books, Confucius is also a great thinker, which is more in line with Confucius's educational philosophy.
Qin Shi Huang was praised by China's historiography as the "Emperor of the Ages", as the end of more than 500 years of turmoil of the great unified monarch, not only opened the precedent of China's feudal system, but also laid an important foundation for later generations to open up a prosperous era. In the history of Westerners, especially Americans, Qin Shi Huang is compared to Ashoka of India and Napoleon of France.
However, Chinese historians believe that there is no comparison between Ashoka and Qin Shi Huang. Even if there are some similarities between the two, Qin Shi Huang pioneered a feudalism that was ahead of the world, while Ashoka unified India and remained a slave society. Napoleon and Qin Shi Huang are even more incompatible, they are not the same level at all.
Justinian I was the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, and during his reign he led the compilation of the first relatively complete "legal code" in Europe and overhauled the state structure. But compared to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the achievements made by Justinian I are only a small thing.
Under the leadership of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were defeated three times, so that the once invincible Xiongnu lost the ability to fight against the Central Plains Dynasty. In addition, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused the great Confucian Dong Zhongshu and strengthened the centralized system by using the means of "exclusive respect for Confucianism".
In the history books compiled by the Americans, Tang Taizong is definitely a magical existence, and when they introduce Tang Taizong, they are also the Chinese historical figure who has written the most. During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he created the rule of Zhenguan and pushed the Tang Dynasty to its prosperity, becoming the most powerful country in the world at that time.
In the history books of the United States, there is not too much introduction to Tang Taizong's cultural and martial arts, but more focus on his reign, the cultural radiation of the Tang Dynasty to neighboring countries. At that time, the calendar, culture, clothing, and architecture of the Tang Dynasty became a trend that Southeast Asian countries were vying to follow.
Wu Zetian is a very legendary historical figure, as the only female emperor of ancient China, who founded the Wu Zhou Dynasty. During her 15-year reign, she not only inherited the system and culture of the Tang Dynasty, but also continued the "Zhenguan Legacy Style" on the basis of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
In the American history books, when introducing Wu Zetian, in addition to telling her legendary life experience, it also focuses on portraying Wu Zetian's identity as an empress and the promotion of "feminism". They believe that Wu Zetian was the first woman in ancient Chinese history to dare to stand up to male power.
Zheng He was a great navigator in the Ming Dynasty, and with the support of Zhu Di, the Ming Dynasty, he created seven great achievements in the West. According to historical records, the fleet led by Zheng He reached as far as the Red Sea coast and the east coast of Africa. The great historical significance of Zheng He's voyage to the West lies in the promotion of economic and cultural exchanges between China and Asian and African countries.
The key to Zheng He's appearance in American history books lies in his pioneering spirit. Compared with the Western navigator Magellan, Zheng He went to the West nearly half a century earlier than Magellan. What is even more admirable to Westerners is that Zheng He is more like a "messenger of peace", and he has never invaded any country in the process of going to the West.
The reason why the American history books only use 9% of the history of our country is self-evident, and under the influence of historical inferiority, American historians have made a fatal mistake, that is, "pink eye"!