Vernacular Historical Records(Blue and White Collection Edition)

by Sima Qian

This book records a history of more than 3000 years, from ancient legendary Yellow Emperor to Emperor Han Wu(221 BC). Sima Qian, with his profound and extensive knowledge and unyielding efforts, makes Historical Records as the first general history of China by chronology.

310 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Sima Qian (Szu-ma Chien; 司馬遷 c. 145 or 135 BC – 86 BC) was a Chinese historian of the Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his work, the Records of the Grand Historian, a Jizhuanti-style (纪传体) general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to his time, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. Although he worked as the Court Astrologer (Chinese: 太史令; Tàishǐ Lìng), later generations refer to him as the Grand Historian (Chinese: 太史公; taishigong or tai-shih-kung) for his monumental work. (Wikipedia)