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Historical Records (chinese Historical Essentials Series)

(han) Written By Sima Qian (southern Dynasty And Song Dynasty) Interpreted By Pei Piao

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"Historical Records" has a total of 130 chapters, including 12 chronicles, 10 tables, 8 books, 30 aristocratic families, and 70 biographies. The narrative traces back to the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, ending with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The whole book is arranged according to categories and centered on characters. "The writing is straight and the facts are to the point, without false beauty or hidden evil", which provides a good example for later generations of history writing.