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Mr. Cai Meibiao has published two works, "Old Stories of Xuelin" and "Research on the History of Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties" by Zhonghua Book Company. Included in this book are scattered manuscripts of Mr. Cai Meibiao that have not been compiled into published works. The content is complex and involves various aspects such as national history, cultural history, official history, etc., As well as a small amount of prefaces, postscripts, etc., So it is titled "Notes of the Forest of History".

This book is a simplified version of the 12-volume "General History of China" published by the People's Publishing House. The author is Cai Meibiao, a member of the Honorary Division of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a researcher at the Institute of Modern History. "General History of China" is the most complete and systematic set of general history of China in our country in the past century. The first four volumes were written by the famous historian Fan Wenlan. After Mr. Fan's death, Cai Meibiao took charge of compilation. After the publication of this series of books, central leaders believed that a simplified version should be published for the public on this basis. This work is undertaken by Mr. Cai Meibiao. The book uses 300,000 words to outline the historical context from primitive society to the fall of the Qing Dynasty. It is detailed, concise, and has the style of a master historian. It is a rare high-level historical work for the public.