Historical Records for Teenagers (Five Volumes)

I didn't read Red Mansion when I was young, because I was afraid that I would be born in a delicate and feminine way, so I lost my fighting spirit. Then Tai Shi Gong is a must-read classic, because Sima Qian's own life experience itself is worthy of admiration and commemoration by later generations of literati, but also because every Chinese has the obligation to inherit this historian's swan song, the unrhymed Li Sao. What is written for young people should be both easy-to-understand and have all the essence of traditional culture. After all, our attitude towards history should no longer be the past acceptance of everything, but rather the essence and the dross; when learning history, we should cultivate a broader mind and a more tolerant attitude towards life.

I once had a question, if we find at a more mature age that much of the knowledge we learned earlier is one-sided or even wrong, how should we update our knowledge? What's the point of previous learning? Just like this youth version of "Historical Records", based on the original work, the author has greatly deleted and rewritten it to adapt to the knowledge accumulation and cognitive level of young people. There is no doubt that this will be of great help to students who are eager to learn about history. But we still need to know how to update our knowledge at all times to have a more comprehensive understanding of history.

"Historical Records" is a famous history book in ancient China, written by Sima Qian. This book records important events and figures in Chinese history from ancient times to the end of the Western Han Dynasty, and is an important part of Chinese culture. This book is a very good resource for teenagers who want to understand Chinese history. The author interprets historical records in simple and popular language and shows us the great achievements of Xia Yu, Shang Tang, King Wen of Zhou, King Wu of Zhou, Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, etc. From it, we can learn about ancient Chinese culture and philosophical thoughts, such as Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, etc.

"The swan song of the historian, the rhymeless "Li Sao"." The description of historical figures in "Historical Records" is vivid and vivid, making it a shining pearl in the history of Chinese classical literature. I highly recommend young people to read classics like "Historical Records" as early as possible. But because classical Chinese is difficult to understand, this book for young people is very suitable. The book contains five parts: "The Road to the Emperor", "Princes and Generals", "The Way of Versatility", "The Rise of the Overlord" and "The Storm of the Han Dynasty". It has been reorganized according to the historical timeline, and appropriately deleted plots such as blood and superstition that are not suitable for young people to read, as well as content that is less related to the main line of history and is too cumbersome.

Moreover, there are many notes, questions and knowledge points in the book to help us understand better. Just like my partner and I, we also discuss history together. This book allows us to have more topics to talk about and understand each other more deeply. I think reading "Historical Records" can also inspire wisdom in life. I recommend it!

"Historical Records" is hailed as the pinnacle of ancient Chinese historical documents and one of the earliest biographical general histories in the world. With its unique way of collecting and compiling historical materials, rich historical content and unique narrative style, it has become one of the important reference materials for later historical research. The language in the original text is obscure and difficult to understand, and is not in line with the reading habits of teenagers. The author has simplified the language in this book to make it easier for teenagers to read and learn.

Very good. Thank you!