Sima Qian (145?-90? BCE) was the first major Chinese historian. His "Shiji," or "Records of the Grand Historian," documents the history of China and its neighboring countries from the ancient past to his own time. These three volumes cover the Qin and Han dynasties.
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Burton Watson is one of the world´s best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.
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This book is a useful accompaniment to A Thousand Pieces of Gold (Adeline Yen Mah). I purchased this book because of the constant referral to it by Yen Mah. If you enjoy historic novels of gigantic proportions then I would recommend this book.
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day yisi, palace counsellor, split tallies, grand messenger, first enfeoffed, imperial credentials, grand commandant, heir apparent succeeded, relay carriage, grand tutor, various feudal lords, mutilating punishments, suburban sacrifice, posthumous title, palace attendants, imperial secretary, northern garrison, barbarian cavalry, other feudal lords, text erroneously, emperor accordingly, empress dowager, distinguished followers, ancestral temples, made marquis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Xiang Yu, Han Xin, Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, Chen Ping, Zhang Liang, Qing Bu, Zhou Bo, Chen She, Peng Yue, Zhang Er, Yuan Ang, Empress Lü, Xiao He, Xiang Liang, Emperor Hui, Emperor Gaozu, Chao Cuo, Chen Xi, Zhou Yafu, Yellow River, Cao Can, Zhang Han, King Huai, Fan Kuai New!
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