2. Sima Qian (former 145 or former 135 ~ can't be tested) was born in Longmen (xia yang, Shaanxi Hancheng, Shanxi Hejin), a historian and essayist of 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.
3. Sima Qian studied under Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu in his early years, roaming around, learning about customs and collecting rumors. As a first-time doctor, he served in the southwest. At the age of 28, he served as Taishiling, inherited his father's business and wrote history. Later, he was imprisoned for defending Li Ling's defeat and surrender, transferred to the secretariat, and worked hard to complete his own historical records.
4. He created China's first biographical historical record (formerly known as Taishi Gongshu) with the historical knowledge of "studying the relationship between man and nature, connecting the changes from ancient times to modern times, and making a family statement", which is recognized as a model of China's historical books. This book records the history of more than 3,000 years from the legendary Huangdi period to the fourth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is the first of the "twenty-four histories" and is praised by Lu Xun as "a historian's swan song, and Li Sao has no rhyme."