The rise and fall of the Qing dynasty -- The fall of the Ming and the rise of the Qing -- The Qing Confucianism -- Manchu mastership -- The government -- The Kangxi emperor and his empire -- Education and recruitment of officials -- The social structure with servility -- Economic development -- The Opium War and trade -- Dilemma of westernization after the Opium War -- Undirectional ruining after the Opium War -- The fall of the dynasty -- Epilogue.