History is the best teacher. What it carries is not only the old stories handed down by word of mouth, but also the continuous cultural tradition. Reading history and realizing Taoism can help us gain knowledge, broaden our horizons, seek wisdom and enlightenment through learning from the past and thinking about the present, and grasp the deep laws of historical evolution, so that people can benefit for life. In the field of literature, history and social science research, we have always paid attention to the organic combination of profound academic exploration and popular knowledge popularization, so as to promote the research achievements of the ivory tower to the public. Through "everyone writes essays", we can provide more readers with appropriate ideological products, and finally achieve "everyone reads essays". Recently, the series of books "A Hundred Schools of Thought in Ancient China" came out. The editors of this set of books, based on the selection of key points, hot spots and doubts, aim to make the historical facts clear, reason clear and the readers can understand, and select 244 articles written by nearly 200 experts and scholars in the field of literature and history nationwide, to show a growing ancient civilization in a wide span, at multiple levels and from multiple perspectives. "Ancient China", a big topic, determines the diversity of observation perspectives and the richness of the overall content. From the subtitle of the three volumes of "The Origin of an Ancient Power", "Long term Peace and Security, the Constant Pursuit of Thousands of Years", "Humanities and Great Power", readers can understand the original intention of the whole book. In the book Prosperity Since Ancient Times: Humanities and Great Power Style, which contains 87 articles, we read about the colorful social and cultural life in ancient China and the extensive influence of Chinese civilization in the world. The three volumes of books are independent of each other and have internal links, presenting the original appearance of ancient Chinese history comprehensively and systematically. In today's world of reading, we pay attention to "there are pictures and truth". This set of books includes 40 beautiful color illustrations in front of the text and 213 illustrations in the text, which are both rich in pictures and text, giving consideration to both reading and appreciation. The editor of the "Ancient Chinese Hundred Schools of Thought" has a clear sense of problems, and has "merged similar articles" on related topics published successively, forming a trend of prominent themes. For example, we can see many articles about the system of selecting and testing officials in all dynasties of China, the way to work as an official, the prevention and punishment of corruption in the official arena, the governance of the capital and the central axis of Beijing. There are many fascinating topics such as "moral education and cultural memory", "the introduction of western learning and the image of Beijing", "the Silk Road in historical scenes", and in fact, there are academic "forums" around hot spots and key content. By explaining the same topic from multiple perspectives and levels, different views are focused, which has produced an unneglectable amplification effect, enriching and deepening our understanding. In order to further improve the quality of books, the "Ancient Chinese Hundred Schools of Thought" pays great attention to editing. When compiling into volumes, the titles of many articles have been properly processed to better highlight the theme of the articles and strive for icing on the cake. The editor also carefully noted the author's work unit at the back of each article, providing a retrieval convenience for readers to further understand the article background and the author's research field. There are many similar modifications and processes in the book, which will benefit the readers. As the target audience of CCTV's "Hundred Lectures" is positioned at the level of high school education