As far as world history is concerned, I suggest you first understand the macro context of world history. You can read the General History of the World by Stavri and Anoos, and then focus on the understanding of individual foreign history at the micro level. If it is Egypt, you can look at Magnato's History of Egypt (official history), Egypt's written law and code of hammurabi, which emphasize law and wisdom, and metaphysics. You can look for myths.
The history of China depends on what you want to know, such as politics, economy, ideology and culture, ancient history, modern history and the history of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Ancient history depends on which dynasty you want to know. If you want to feel the purest history, you can look at the official history of various dynasties, such as Ming history, Qing history draft and Song Dynasty.