Records of the Grand Historian by Ssuma Ch’ien

It is included in the story and anecdotes from 2600 BC to 85 BC (McMillin), the magnificent historical record of Ssuma Ch'ien, or Sigi (McMilin) ​​covers the needs of qualified government officials You should. All aspects of writing these records One of the intentions of Ssuma Ch'ien is to emphasize the role of individuals in influencing the Chinese government. In particular, the biography of a biographer, in particular, on emphasizing the role of individual men in influencing the Chinese government, more specifically on what qualities will be excellent government officials, It has attributes.

History of China's history as "a wonderful history" on the existence of the summer dynasty. However, the time and place of their civilization was always suspicious, as Xia did not keep any written records. Some historians believe the Erlitou culture of the Neolithic Between 1900-1600 BC is the summer dynasty, but the archaeological discovery of the summer dynasty still has a different culture. Early Shan dynasties described in traditional history (about 1600-1300 years) are usually confirmed by archaeological discovery of modern Henan Province South of the Yellow River, Erligang, Zhengzhou and Yanshi. Shang Dynasty (1300 - 1046 BC) in the last capital of Anshu (also in Henan Province), the original Chinese text was confirmed directly, the inscription inscribed in the fortune telling record of bones and animal shell - the so-called " Oracle "

Although court records and other independent records existed beforehand, authoritative works in the early Chinese history were the dynasty court historian Sima Qian (145 BC - 90 BC), or a great historian It was written by the record. This groundbreaking sentence builds the foundation of China's historical studies and summarizes many Chinese official history documents for every subsequent dynasty. While maintaining an objective and unbiased position, Sima Chiang often compares its scope and method with Greek Herodotus. This is often difficult for official dynasty historians using historical works to prove the rule of the current dynasty.

Early mention of Xiongnu was written by Han Dynasty historian Sima Qian and wrote an article about "Xiongnu" between "Great History" (100 BC), Chinese who settled (Chinese), and nomadic herders . There is a clear boundary line (Xiongnu), which is explained as two extreme groups of civilization and civil society: Huayi's difference Previous Han's material classified Huns as Hu people . It is a collective name of nomads, it is only the name of the country that became Huns in the Han Dynasty.