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Mr. Lei Jiaji's book "A History of Ancient Chinese Historiography Concepts" is an authoritative work on the study of ancient Chinese historiography. This book discusses in detail the emergence and development of ancient Chinese historiography concepts and conducts an in-depth analysis of the evolution of historical concepts. The book's argumentation is profound, good at analysis, and good at grasping the deep connotations of historians and their works. Therefore, it is possible to read books that have been read by predecessors and make remarks that have not been made by predecessors. His book's analysis of the motivations of the words and deeds of scholars and historians in the Wei and Jin Dynasties is remarkable despite the fact that medieval materials are not abundant. The preface of the book proposes the method of "extrapolating words to see, think, and analyze", and the text also shows his affirmation of the various efforts of self-proclaimed scholars at that time, emphasizing the scholarly style of "a gentleman's words and deeds are consistent". The character of traditional Chinese scholars can also be seen in his discussion. It is a rare work in the study of Chinese historiography.