The last one is preface), ten tables (chronology of major events) and eight books (recording ceremony, music, temperament, calendar, astronomy, meditation, water conservancy and finance).
There are * * * 130 historical books with more than 526,500 words, which is more than 395,000 words in Huainanzi and 288,000 words in Lv Chunqiu. Historical Records has a huge scale and a complete system, which has a far-reaching impact on the biographical history books of later generations. The official history of past dynasties was written in this genre.
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Writing process
Name source
At first, there was no fixed title for historical records, which were called "Taishi Gongshu" or "Taishi Gongshu", and also called "Taishi Gongshu" in the province. According to the textual research of known materials, Sima Qian's earliest historical book "Historical Records" is the East China Sea Temple Monument written by Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Previously, Historical Records was a general term for ancient history books. Since the Three Kingdoms, Historical Records has gradually become the proper name of Taishi Gongshu.
Creation background
During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the kingship was abolished, and the ancient cultural classics were destroyed by the Qin Dynasty, which led to the loss of precious classics in Mingtang and Shishi. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He revised the law, Han Xin affirmed the military law, Zhang Cang formulated the articles of association, and Shu determined the etiquette. Scholars with good personality and knowledge gradually played a role, and literary lovers from all over the world constantly collected and presented abandoned ancient books such as poems and books.