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Author: Sima Qian
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Publish Date: 2003-05-01
Features: Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian weaves through the classics and compiles the thoughts of the Hundred Schools of Thought, narrating the historical events from the Three Dynasties down to the Han Dynasty, preserving over three thousand years of China's cultural heritage from the pre-Christian era. This monumental work is unparalleled among all pre-Qin texts. For any Chinese person seeking to understand their own history and culture, reading Records of the Grand Historian is essential.