Here are a few suggested books for you. You'll find many more in the Library Catalog.
Ancient China's Technology and Science by 
China As a Sea Power, 1127-1368: A Preliminary Survey of the Maritime Expansion and Naval Exploits of the Chinese People During the Southern Song and Yuan Periods by 
Food and Environment in Early and Medieval China by 
Foundations of Confucian Thought by 
The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China by 
The History of China, 3rd Edition by 
Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World by 
The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China by 
A Patterned Past: Form and Thought in Early Chinese Historiography by 
State Power in China, 900-1325 by Call Numbers:
| Subject Headings: | To narrow your search, add one of these: |
| China | Spring and Autumn period, 722-481 B.C. |
| China -- History | Warring States, 403-221 B.C. |
| Yüan dynasty, 1260-1368 | |
| Republic, 1912-1949 | |
| Biography | |
| Civilization | |
| Government policy | |
| Historiography | |
| Social conditions | |
| Social life and customs | |
| Technology |