Sima Qian (former 145 or former 135 ~ Kao) was born in Longmen (xia yang in the Western Han Dynasty, now hancheng city in Shaanxi Province, now Hejin City in Shanxi Province). Historians, writers and thinkers in the Western Han Dynasty. Sima Tan's son was appointed Taishiling, and was called Shi Qian, Taishiliong and the father of history by later Buddhas.

Major achievements

Literature and history

In 9 1 year BC (the second year of Zheng He), Historical Records was written. ? [55]? There are 130 articles in the whole book, with more than 526,500 words, among which there are 12 biographies, 30 biographies, 70 biographies, 10 tables and 8 books, which have a great influence on later generations. They are called "true records and faithful history", praised by Mr. Lu Xun as "the swan song of historians, leaving Sao without rhyme", and listed as the first of the "first four histories", just like "Zi Tongzhi"

think

Sima Qian expressed his thoughts of governing the country through reform and development through the mouth of Laozi. It retains the core of Taoism and nature, and consciously eliminates the thought of "small country and few people" in primitive society and "creating man" in slave society, and embodies the thought of "keeping pace with the times" which has won the essence of Taoism. Its core is the unity of man and nature, and its essence is human desire.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sima Qian