Historical Records is an important general history of ancient China and the first biographical general history of China. It comprehensively narrates the history from Huangdi to Emperor Wudi in a unique narrative way. Sima Qian, the author of Historical Records, was a famous historian and writer in ancient China. This book plays an important role in our understanding of China's ancient history, politics and culture.
Hanshu is a historical book written by Ban Gu in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The book mainly records the history from the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, including politics, economy and culture. Hanshu is known as "the treasure of China culture" because of its informative content.
The Book of the Later Han Dynasty is a biographical history written by Ye Fan, the nephew of Cao Cao. This book mainly records the history from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. Like Han Shu, Han Shu is rich in content, including politics, military affairs, culture and so on, and has quoted a lot of historical materials and history books. This book was influential from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The History of the Three Kingdoms is an important historical book in the history of China. Written by Chen Shou, this book mainly tells the historical events from the late Eastern Han Dynasty to the early Western Jin Dynasty, including the rise and struggle of Wei, Shu and Wu. The History of the Three Kingdoms recorded the important events and figures in this period concisely, and became the treasure of China ancient culture.