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From the western Pacific coast to the arid deserts of Central Asia, from the vast steppes of the north to the lush rainforests of the south, today’s China is a vast country with diverse natural landscapes. Its area alone is a whopping 9.6 million square kilometers. The only countries in the world larger than China are the United States, Canada, and Russia. But China was very different 3,000 years ago. Instead of the vast territory it is today, there was a small tribal state in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. How did this small country, located in the Central Plains, the cradle of Chinese civilization, constantly change and expand to become the country it is today? To find the answer, we must go back to a major turning point in history: the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. 0:00 Intro 0:42 Chapter 1 The Dawn of Civilization 3:14 Chapter 2 The Mandate of Heaven and Feudalism 5:32 Chapter 3 The Rising Losers 8:32 Chapter 4 The Triangular System 11:14 Chapter 5 The Mi-Bing 14:04 Chapter 6 The Rise of Wu 16:26 Chapter 7 The Struggle for the Five Months 19:15 Chapter 8 The End of the Spring and Autumn Annals 21:19 Chapter 9 The Three Kingdoms 23:52 Chapter 10 The Reforms of Wei Yang 26:29 Chapter 11 The Alliance and the Coalition of Hordes 29:30 Chapter 12 Unification