Read "Zizhi Tongjian" Quickly -- The Mirror for Emperors

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Features: The books selected here are ones you will inevitably read at some point in your life, whether you are ten, thirty, or seventy years old! A minimalist reading list of Chinese culture. From the vast collection of ancient classics, sixty masterpieces have been chosen. For the first time, it presents the style and essence of Chinese five thousand years of culture in a relaxed and enjoyable reading format. A renowned Taiwanese authority on traditional Chinese studies reevaluates classical works with a 21st-century perspective, traversing time and space, guiding you into the "unfenced museum of Chinese culture."
The content of Zizhi Tongjian is presented in the original order of its chapters on the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Wei dynasties, with brief introductions and discussions by the author. Each topic forms a section, primarily summarizing Sima Guang's selection, narrative style, and critical opinions. Zizhi Tongjian is a monumental annalistic work that ties events to dates, with a somewhat scattered structure and vague plots. The topics chosen by the author are generally major issues in Chinese history, most of which have been commented on by Sima Guang in his "Zhengguang said."
The final section is the conclusion. The author explains some matters that are inconvenient to elaborate on in the first two parts here. It also provides a comprehensive interpretation of certain issues in the first two parts, assisting readers in gaining a holistic understanding of the entire Zizhi Tongjian.