Historical Stories of the Records of the Grand Historian

Author: Chen Xiao
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Records of the Grand Historian is a monumental historical work written by Sima Qian, an ancient Chinese historian and litterateur, who devoted his entire life to it. It narrates more than 3,000 years of political, military, economic, and cultural historical dynamics in China, from the Yellow Emperor to the Taichu period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as well as the deeds of emperors, generals, Confucian scholars, wandering knights, and many other renowned figures. This book selects from it classic and significant historical figures and events, such as Cheng Ying raising the orphan of the Zhao family, the story of Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, the story of Qu Yuan, and the story of "Flying General" Li Guang, and compiles them into an easy-to-read and understand youth edition. For the convenience of young readers, this book includes phonetic annotations for some obscure characters, presents excerpts of the original text, and features numerous illustrations. It is an outstanding historical story book that every young person should read.