Shiji or Sima Qian: The History of China from an Everyman

The way people think of the Chinese people about their past - and themselves - has deeply formed the historical records of Han Dynasty's book, Shima Chiang. Before Sima Qian was able to complete his history, he protected the general who surrendered to Huns and made a political mistake. Considering the choice between death and court una publicity, he chose shame and a shame of slavery rather than to prevent his history from being completed. He said that she chose shame as "Because there is something that can not be expressed in my mind" (Cambridge Pictorial, Pg.

Poetry, literature and philosophy flourished during the Wu Emperor period (141 BC to 198 BC). The memorial historical records (Historical Records) written by Sima Qian (about 145-80 B.C.) set the standards for the government-funded work history. In many other matters, it records information on the various people living on the empire's border. And it is always described as "barbarians". Innocent people also establish Confucianism as the basis for correct public and personal behavior and educational programs. Bureaucracy depends on members of highly educated people based on Confucian writings and other classics, which defines ways to govern the Chinese country for centuries.

In ancient China and the Middle Ages there are complex uses of historical traditions and historical methods. The foundation of Professional History Studies in East Asia was established by the court historian Shima Chian (145-90 BC), the author of the "Great History" (Historical Records), the Han Dynasty. For the quality of his work, Shima Chiang was the father of Chinese history after his death. Chinese historians of the later Chinese dynasty used his century as a formal form of historical writing as well as biographical literature.

The first known attempt to write the biography of Laoji was the historical record of Shima Chiang (145 - 89 BC). According to this place, Lao Tzu is a member of Chu Province, the province of southern Zhou dynasty. His last name is Li, his personal name is name, his style name is Dan. Sima Qian reported that Laozi is a historian who is in charge of Zhou's archive. Sima Qian told us that Confucius has been to Laozi to understand the performance of his ritual. According to Liji, the master named Lao Dan is an expert on mourning ceremonies. According to the report, Confucius (Confucius, Master Kong) answered the question four times by appealing to the answer of the Lao People's Party. The record said that Confucius helped him with a funeral. The date on which this record can be recorded in the ceremony is unknown, but there is a possibility to already tell Sima Qian's biography.