Shiji

Author: (Western Han) Sima Qian / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) is a monumental historical work written by the renowned Chinese historian Sima Qian. It ranks first among the "Twenty-Four Histories" and chronicles history from the legendary Yellow Emperor to the first year of Emperor Wu of Han (122), covering approximately three thousand years. It is hailed as "the peerless chronicles of historians, an unrhymed Li Sao." To read Chinese history is to read Shiji. This edition is a simplified, unannotated version published to meet the needs of modern readers in accessing this great work. First, it is based on the annotated Shiji published by Zhonghua Book Company, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of its text. Second, this book removes ancient annotations, retaining only the original text to maintain reading continuity. Third, Shiji contains a vast number of ancient personal and place names, which are difficult to understand without annotations. Therefore, this edition preserves the original practice of underlining personal and place names with special lines and underlining book titles with wavy lines, making it clear at a glance. Thus, it can be said that this book is highly suitable for ordinary readers to read and collect this monumental work.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) is a monumental historical work written by the renowned Chinese historian Sima Qian. It ranks first among the "Twenty-Four Histories" and chronicles history from the legendary Yellow Emperor to the first year of Emperor Wu of Han (122), covering approximately three thousand years. It is hailed as "the peerless chronicles of historians, an unrhymed Li Sao." To read Chinese history is to read Shiji. This edition is a simplified, unannotated version published to meet the needs of modern readers in accessing this great work. First, it is based on the annotated Shiji published by Zhonghua Book Company, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of its text. Second, this book removes ancient annotations, retaining only the original text to maintain reading continuity. Third, Shiji contains a vast number of ancient personal and place names, which are difficult to understand without annotations. Therefore, this edition preserves the original practice of underlining personal and place names with special lines and underlining book titles with wavy lines, making it clear at a glance. Thus, it can be said that this book is highly suitable for ordinary readers to read and collect this monumental work.