The book is a translation of the historical and economic sections of three dynastic stories: "Jin Shu," "Wei Shu" and "Sui Shu." They describe the system of land use, taxation, communication routes, monetary economy, trade, crafts and other aspects of the economic and political life of China in the second half of the 3rd - beginning of the 7th centuries. The translation is equipped with a scientific commentary explaining geographical names, specific Chinese terms, difficult to understand fragments. The introductory article reveals the history of the creation of translated texts and gives a brief outline of the general political and socio-economic situation in China in the early Middle Ages.