Woven paper bound "Zizhi Tongjian"

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Publisher: Tianjin Ancient Books Press
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Features: The largest-scale and most exquisite luxury Xuan paper《》in the history of printed bound books is a compilatory chronicle history in the annalistic style in Chinese history. Compiled by Sima Guang, a famous minister and historian of the Northern Song Dynasty, the entire work consists of 294 volumes. As a royal history book exclusively for the emperor's perusal and governance, its most prominent features are "detailed" and "authentic." For major historical events, the author Sima Guang explained their causes and effects without the slightest simplification to deceive the emperor, which is his "detailed." For historical events, historical figures, and even time and matters of knowledge, the author strove for truth and accuracy, daring not to use any falsification to deceive the emperor, which is his "authentic." With its features of "detailed" and "authentic," the 《》stores 1,362 years of important historical facts and significant historical figures in Chinese history. This is one of the important reasons why the 《》has been valued, revered, read, recited, and collected by ancient, modern, and future generations. Since its completion, emperors, generals, scholars, literary figures, influential figures, and even ordinary people have continuously studied it. It has become the textbook for officials and politicians, revered as the golden rule and the supreme treasure." Throughout history, countless emperors, virtuous ministers, great scholars, as well as modern politicians, thinkers, and scholars have commented on and annotated the 《》, making it a must-have classic collection. Mao Zedong once annotated the 《》seventeen times, holding extremely high praise for Sima Guang and the 《》. "Sima Guang can be said to be persistent and determined. He completed this great project during his prime years from age 48 to his late 50s." -- Mao Zedong
Sima Guang (1019–1086), styled Junshi, was a native of Xiaxian (now Xiaxian, Shanxi Province) in Shanzhou, a key author and organizer of the 《》. Apart from the 《》, he wrote over 30 other works, including 《》, 《》, 《》, and 《》.