Historical Records (Illustrated Treasure Edition) Volume 1 and 2

Author: Sima Qian (Chinese), compiled by Yue Lu Book Society
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: "Records of the Grand Historian" is hailed as "the peerless song of historians, an unrhymed Li Sao," and has been passed down for over two thousand years. The Chinese nation has long had a cultural tradition of compiling and writing books. From the legendary ancient texts such as San Fen, Wu Dian, Ba Suo, and Jiu Qiu, to the current "visual era," this tradition has been consistently upheld. However, when looking at the domestic book market, it is regrettable that no complete illustrated edition of "Records of the Grand Historian" can be found. This illustrated (treasured edition) of "Records of the Grand Historian" aims to fill this gap and verify history through images. The book supplements text with images, adhering to the principle of "better to be without than to be with excess." In selecting images, efforts are made to ensure they are directly related to the historical facts being described, thereby authenticating the original state of history, or indirectly illustrating the facts to reflect the historical context. The images primarily include ancient ruins, tombs, related ancient artifacts, Han Dynasty relief sculptures, portraits of ancient figures, illustrations from ancient books, and various schematic diagrams, all striving to use historically valuable images to reflect and witness history, allowing readers to gain an intuitive understanding of the historical facts of the pre-Qin and Qin-Han periods.