Complete Collection of Historical Records

"Historical Records" was written by Sima Qian, a famous historian and writer during the Western Han Dynasty. It records the historical changes of more than 3,000 years from Xuanyuan to the Taichu reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is large in scale and has a complete system. It involves philosophy, politics, economics, literature, aesthetics, astronomy, geography and even medicine. It covers almost all the contents of China's early social activities and can be called an encyclopedia-like masterpiece. It is not only an important summary of pre-Qin culture, but also the first-hand information for future generations to understand the social politics, economy, and life of the early Western Han Dynasty.