Historical Records
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers with a strong interest in ancient Chinese history and traditional culture who wish to gain a systematic understanding of history from the pre-Qin period to the Han dynasty.
- Lovers of literature and history with intermediate or higher reading ability in classical Chinese who long to savor the original classic text directly.
- Students and scholars engaged in the study or research of literature, history, and philosophy who need core classics close at hand.
- Deep readers who hope to draw wisdom and life insight from the fates of historical figures and grand narrative.
Not a good fit for
- Beginners with very weak grounding in classical Chinese who can read only with the help of a complete vernacular translation.
- Professional researchers seeking the latest academic findings or detailed textual and annotative scholarship.
Reading tips
- First-time readers may begin with the gripping biographical chapters, such as "The Basic Annals of Xiang Yu," "The Basic Annals of Gaozu," and "The Biography of General Li," to feel their literary power, then gradually extend to the institutional-history sections such as the "Treatises" and "Tables."
- Keep a dictionary of ancient Chinese or a companion vernacular translation at hand as an aid, but make understanding the original text the primary goal, savoring the rhythm and concision peculiar to classical Chinese.
- Combine the reading with historical maps or related documentaries to build a spatiotemporal framework that helps in understanding the geographical background and context of major events.
About the publisher
Founded in 1989, Qunyan Publishing House has long been committed to publishing academic and educational books for mid- and high-level readers, and has built up a certain presence in Eastern philosophy, classical literature, and classic works. Representative titles available in the database include Records of the Grand Historian, Dream of the Red Chamber, Selections of Refined Literature, Complete Song Ci, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Record of Daily Knowledge, Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang, and The Collected Works of Wang Yangming, covering common categories such as ancient poetry, medicine, and examinations. Its author resources include Sima Qian, Cao Xueqin, Xiao Tong, Li Shan, Pu Songling, and Gu Yanwu. The press also offers distinctive series such as the Biographical Series of the China Democratic League and the Historical Documents Series of the China Democratic League, and publishes research on historical documents, biographies, memoirs, and textbooks and academic works by League members. Public information is limited, and its overall publishing scale and complete catalogue require further verification.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 卷一 五帝本纪第一
- 卷二 夏本纪第二
- 卷三 殷本纪第三
- 卷四 周本纪第四
- 卷五 秦本纪第五
- 卷六 秦始皇本纪第六
- 卷七 项羽本纪第七
- 卷八 高祖本纪第八
- 卷九 吕太后本纪第九
- 卷十 孝文本纪第十
- 卷十一 孝景本纪第十一
- 卷十二 孝武本纪第十二
- 卷十三 三代世表第一
- 卷十四 十二诸侯年表第二
- 卷十五 六国年表第三
- 卷十六 秦楚之际月表第四
- 卷十七 汉兴以来诸侯王年表第五
- 卷十八 高祖功臣侯者年表第六
- 卷十九 惠景间侯者年表第七
- 卷二十 建元以来侯者年表第八
- 卷二十一 建元已来王子侯者年表第九
- 卷二十二 汉兴以来将相名臣年表第十
- 卷二十三 礼书第一
- 卷二十四 乐书第二
- 卷二十五 律书第三
- 卷二十六 历书第四
- 卷二十七 天官书第五
- 卷二十八 封禅书第六
- 卷二十九 河渠书第七
- 卷三十 平准书第八
- 卷三十一 吴太伯世家第一
- 卷三十二 齐太公世家第二
- 卷三十三 鲁周公世家第三
- 卷三十四 燕召公世家第四
- 卷三十五 管蔡世家第五
- 卷三十六 陈杞世家第六
- 卷三十七 卫康叔世家第七
- 卷三十八 宋微子世家第八
- 卷三十九 晋世家第九
- 卷四十 楚世家第十
- 卷四十一 越王句践世家第十一
- 卷四十二 郑世家第十二
- 卷四十三 赵世家第十三
- 卷四十四 魏世家第十四
- 卷四十五 韩世家第十五
- 卷四十六 田敬仲完世家第十六
- 卷四十七 孔子世家第十七
- 卷四十八 陈涉世家第十八
- 卷四十九 外戚世家第十九
- 卷五十 楚元王世家第二十
- 卷五十一 荆燕世家第二十一
- 卷五十二 齐悼惠王世家第二十二
- 卷五十三 萧相国世家第二十三
- 卷五十四 曹相国世家第二十四
- 卷五十五 留侯世家第二十五
- 卷五十六 陈丞相世家第二十六
- 卷五十七 绛侯周勃世家第二十七
- 卷五十八 梁孝王世家第二十八
- 卷五十九 五宗世家第二十九
- 卷六十 三王世家第三十
- 卷六十一 伯夷列传第一
- 卷六十二 管晏列传第二
- 卷六十三 老子韩非列传第三
- 卷六十四 司马穰苴列传第四
- 卷六十五 孙子吴起列传第五
- 卷六十六 伍子胥列传第六
- 卷六十七 仲尼弟子列传第七
- 卷六十八 商君列传第八
- 卷六十九 苏秦列传第九
- 卷七十 张仪列传第十
- 卷七十一 樗里子甘茂列传第十一
- 卷七十二 穰侯列传第十二
- 卷七十三 白起王翦列传第十三
- 卷七十四 孟子荀卿列传第十四
- 卷七十五 孟尝君列传第十五
- 卷七十六 平原君虞卿列传第十六
- 卷七十七 魏公子列传第十七
- 卷七十八 春申君列传第十八
- 卷七十九 范睢蔡泽列传第十九
- 卷八十 乐毅列传第二十
- 卷八十一 廉颇蔺相如列传第二十一
- 卷八十二 田单列传第二十二
- 卷八十三 鲁仲连邹阳列传第二十三
- 卷八十四 屈原贾生列传第二十四
- 卷八十五 吕不韦列传第二十五
- 卷八十六 刺客列传第二十六
- 卷八十七 李斯列传第二十七
- 卷八十八 蒙恬列传第二十八
- 卷八十九 张耳陈馀列传第二十九
- 卷九十 魏豹彭越列传第三十
- 卷九十一 黥布列传第三十一
- 卷九十二 淮阴侯列传第三十二
- 卷九十三 韩信卢绾列传第三十三
- 卷九十四 田儋列传第三十四
- 卷九十五 樊郦滕灌列传第三十五
- 卷九十六 张丞相列传第三十六
- 卷九十七 郦生陆贾列传第三十七
- 卷九十八 傅靳蒯成列传第三十八
- 卷九十九 刘敬叔孙通列传第三十九
- 卷一百 季布栾布列传第四十
- 卷一百一 袁盎晁错列传第四十一
- 卷一百二 张释之冯唐列传第四十二
- 卷一百三 万石张叔列传第四十三
- 卷一百四 田叔列传第四十四
- 卷一百五 扁鹊仓公列传第四十五
- 卷一百六 吴王濞列传第四十六
- 卷一百七 魏其武安侯列传第四十七
- 卷一百八 韩长孺列传第四十八
- 卷一百九 李将军列传第四十九
- 卷一百十 匈奴列传第五十
- 卷一百一十一 卫将军骠骑列传第五十一
- 卷一百一十二 平津侯主父列传第五十二
- 卷一百一十三 南越列传第五十三
- 卷一百一十四 东越列传第五十四
- 卷一百一十五 朝鲜列传第五十五
- 卷一百一十六 西南夷列传第五十六
- 卷一百一十七 司马相如列传第五十七
- 卷一百一十八 淮南衡山列传第五十八
- 卷一百一十九 循吏列传第五十九
- 卷一百二十 汲郑列传第六十
- 卷一百二十一 儒林列传第六十一
- 卷一百二十二 酷吏列传第六十二
- 卷一百二十三 大宛列传第六十三
- 卷一百二十四 游侠列传第六十四
- 卷一百二十五 佞幸列传第六十五
- 卷一百二十六 滑稽列传第六十六
- 卷一百二十七 日者列传第六十七
- 卷一百二十八 龟策列传第六十八
- 卷一百二十九 货殖列传第六十九
- 卷一百三十 太史公自序第七十
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About the author
Sima Qian was a historian, man of letters, and thinker of the Western Han dynasty. His courtesy name was Zichang, and he was a native of Xiayang in Zuo Fengyi (present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi). Succeeding his father Sima Tan as Grand Astrologer, he traveled widely to collect historical materials. Later, having suffered punishment in connection with the Li Ling affair, he endured humiliation and devoted himself to his work, ultimately completing the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji, originally titled Taishigong shu), China's first comprehensive history in the biographical (jizhuanti) style. The work covers events from the Yellow Emperor down to Emperor Wu of Han, organizing three thousand years of history through the five sections of annals, tables, treatises, hereditary houses, and biographies. Its narrative is concise and richly literary, its characters vividly drawn, and it has been praised as "the supreme swan song of historians." Later generations have often classified his writings under historical reading and Eastern philosophy, and his influence on Chinese historiography and literature has been profound.
