作者简介：
　　About the Author Xie Chuntao was born in Linshu County,Shandong Province．in 1963．In 1982 he obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Shandong NormaI University,and then a master's degree in law from Zhejiang University and doctorate in law from Beijing's Renmin University of China in1988．
He has been teaching and doing research on the history of the Communist Party of China(CPC)at the Party School of the CentraI Committee ofthe CPC since l 988，and lS now a professor and theDeputy Director of the Teaching and Research Department of CPC History．
　　As an executive counciI　member and the Secretary　GeneraI of the History Society　ofthe CPC，he also serves as a　guest professor and part—time　researcher at many institutions　of higher learnin9，including　Tianjin's Nankai University．His major works include Turmoil of the Great Leap　Forward and A Brief Historv　of the 1959 Mount Lushan Meeting．

What created China - the legend and the nation? How has a dynamic China stood up in the world today? Who are the most eminent heroes and villains in China's long history?

Chapter 11　The Long March
Chapter 12　The Resistance to the Japanese Invasion
Chapter 13　On the Path to National Revival
Chapter 14　National Reconstruction
Chapter 15　Exploring the Road to Construction
Chapter 16　The“Cultural Revolution”
Chapter 17　How Deng Xiaoping Changed China
Chapter 18　A New Stage of Reform and Development
Chapter 19　Future Trends