Zizhi Tongjian - (Youth Edition)

Author: Wei Chongxin
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This book is a chronological history written by Sima Guang during the Song Dynasty in China, recording the history from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Northern Song Dynasty, spanning over a thousand years. The book is rich in materials and detailed in narration, making it a monumental work of Chinese history. It serves as an excellent resource for studying and understanding Chinese history. Written in vernacular Chinese, the book is accessible for young readers, allowing them to easily appreciate the charm of classic Chinese literature. Zizhi Tongjian is not only a great work of history but also a great work of literature. In this monumental work, the author employs keen observation and unique artistic techniques to vividly depict the grand social life and successfully create numerous lifelike historical figures. Zizhi Tongjian pioneered the genre of chronological universal history, recording events in chronological order. It covers a vast span of time and includes a wealth of content, greatly expanding the temporal and spatial scope of chronological history. The book primarily focuses on politics, military affairs, and ethnic relations, while also touching on socioeconomic conditions, intellectual culture, and important historical figures. A ruler who is unfamiliar with Zizhi Tongjian may desire to govern but fail to understand the root of self-governance, or wish to avoid chaos but lack the means to prevent it. A subject who is ignorant of Zizhi Tongjian may lack the means to serve the ruler above or govern the people below. A son who is unaware of Zizhi Tongjian may plan his life only to bring disgrace to his ancestors, and his actions may not leave a lasting legacy. Zizhi Tongjian has endured for over a thousand years and remains ever more influential. Why does it possess such great magic? The late Qing Dynasty thinker Gong Zizhen once said: To understand the great principles of the world, one must first study history. Zizhi Tongjian encompasses the ways of society's rise and fall, the rise and decline of politics, as well as the virtues and vices of individual character. Zizhi Tongjian is not only a great work of history but also a great work of literature. In this monumental work, the author employs keen observation and unique artistic techniques to vividly depict the grand social life and successfully create numerous lifelike historical figures. Zizhi Tongjian pioneered the genre of chronological universal history, recording events in chronological order. It covers a vast span of time and includes a wealth of content, greatly expanding the temporal and spatial scope of chronological history. The book primarily focuses on politics, military affairs, and ethnic relations, while also touching on socioeconomic conditions, intellectual culture, and important historical figures. A ruler who is unfamiliar with Zizhi Tongjian may desire to govern but fail to understand the root of self-governance, or wish to avoid chaos but lack the means to prevent it. A subject who is ignorant of Zizhi Tongjian may lack the means to serve the ruler above or govern the people below. A son who is unaware of Zizhi Tongjian may plan his life only to bring disgrace to his ancestors, and his actions may not leave a lasting legacy. Zizhi Tongjian has endured for over a thousand years and remains ever more influential. Why does it possess such great magic? The late Qing Dynasty thinker Gong Zizhen once said: To understand the great principles of the world, one must first study history. Zizhi Tongjian encompasses the ways of society's rise and fall, the rise and decline of politics, as well as the virtues and vices of individual character.