《史记》(Records of the Grand Historian)是一部伟大的史学著作,为西汉时期(Western Han Dynasty)司马迁所著。《史记》记载了我国从黄帝(Yellow Emperor)到西汉时期长达3000年左右的历史。《史记》全书共52万字,取材广泛,内容丰富。特别值得一提的是,司马迁不仅参考皇家的历史记录,还走遍中国求证信息的真伪。《史记》也是一部优秀的文学著作,对中国后世文学有着深远的影响。
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Written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty,Records of the Grand Historian is a great historical work.It records Chinese history of about 3,000 years from the time of Yellow Emperor to his own time.With a total of 520 thousand Chinese characters,the book includes a wide range of materials and is rich in contents.What is particularly worth mentioning is that Sima Qian not only referred to imperial historical records,but also traveled around China to verify the information Record of the Grand Historian is also an excellent literary work,exerting a far-reaching influence on Chinese literature of later generations.