It uses time as a line to connect major events in history.
"A Brief History of China" is one of Mr. Lu Simian's representative historical works. It was completed in 1939 and is divided into two volumes. The first volume describes the development of social and economic systems, political systems and cultural academics in categories, including marriage, clan system, political system, class, property, official system, election, taxation, military system, criminal law, industry, currency, food and clothing, housing and transportation, Eighteen categories including education, Chinese language, academics, religion, etc.; the second volume narrates the changes in political history in historical order.