Sima Qian - Records of the Grand Historian

Author: Sima Qian
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) is a monumental historical work written by the renowned Chinese historian Sima Qian. It is ranked 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 chronicle of historians, an unrhymed Li Sao." To study Chinese history is to study Shiji. This popular edition, written in plain Chinese characters, is published to meet the needs of modern readers in reading this great work. First, it is based on the Shiji annotated by Zhonghua Book Company, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of its text; second, it removes ancient annotations, retaining only the original text to maintain reading coherence; third, Shiji contains a large number of ancient personal names and place names, which are difficult to understand without annotations. Therefore, this edition preserves the original practice of underlining personal names 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, Shiji.