Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties Historiography

Author: Xie Baocheng
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Existing works on Tang Dynasty historiography, such as Qu Lindong's Tang Dynasty Historiography: Drafts and Niu Zhigong's Tang Dynasty Historiography and the Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government, as well as related studies on the history of ancient Chinese historiography, biographies of historians, and the historiographical sections of the Sui-Tang history, have all elaborated on major issues in Tang Dynasty historiography and its theories, yielding fruitful results and receiving significant attention. This book, as a specialized work systematically discussing the development of Sui-Tang historiography, has its own distinct features. First, it is systematic and comprehensive, with the entire book divided into 14 chapters, plus an introduction and a postscript, totaling 16 parts, encompassing the content of historical writing, imperial archives, and the development of historiography. Second, it offers depth, such as detailed explorations of the historical background, guiding principles, writing processes, characteristics, and historical significance of major Sui-Tang and Five Dynasties historical works, presenting numerous new insights.