Collected Annotations on the Twenty-Four Histories (Annotations on the History of Song: Upper, Middle, and Lower)

Author: Zhang Yuanji
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Publishing Date: 2004-04-01
Features: "Compile history in times of prosperity, save history in times of prosperity, read history in times of prosperity, preserve history in times of prosperity" – this is a unique and excellent tradition of the Chinese nation. The continuous passing down of this tradition has created the only monumental work in the world, a continuous history for over 1,800 years and recording more than 4,000 years of glorious history, the only official history of China – the "Biblia Sinica" (Twenty-Four Histories in Patchwork Edition). The "Biblia Sinica" holds unparalleled historical, cultural, and bibliographical value, occupying an extremely important position in Chinese and even world historiography. It is a national treasure of invaluable rarity. This monumental work was published only once between 1930 and 1936. Having survived social turmoil, war, and natural disasters, it is now extremely rare. Beijing Ancient Books Publishing House has taken it as a key project under the "Centennial Rescue Initiative" and has pioneered its publication as a priority.