CHINESE HISTORY 6 IBD

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The book, presents a broad and simple overview about the life of Si Ma Qian (åŸ马è¿ü), the Grand Historian (åñªåŲ) from the imperial court of ChinaâÇÖs Han Dynasty (æ±ëæúÑ), the second (and longest) imperial dynasty of China. Si Ma QianâÇÖs acclaimed book, Records of the Grand Historian aÇèåŲ諰aÇïis a very important piece of literary work. As such, the treatise presents a monumental history of ancient China.áSi Ma Qian (139 BC - 86 BC) was a Chinese historian and essayist of the Western Han Dynasty (èÑ¿æ±ë). He is widely regarded as the father of Chinese historiography for his acclaimed treatise Records of the Grand HistorianaÇèåŲ諰aÇï. Si Ma Qian was the son of Si Ma Tan (åŸ马è°ê), the grand historian (åñªåŲåà¬) in the Han imperial court. In his early years, Si Ma Qian travelled across China to learn about the ancient customs and traditions. He was a bright student and could read the ancient scriptures by the age of 10. Later, he inherited his fatherâÇÖs occupation (åñªåŲåà¬) and wrote the history. In the later years, Si Ma Qian was sentenced for his defense of Li LingâÇÖs defeat against the northern barbarian tribe, the Xiongnu (åîêåÑ´). Si Ma Qian was castrated and imprisoned. After serving the sentence, he served as a clerk in the imperial court. Subsequently, he worked diligently to continue to complete the Records of the Grand Historian, the first historical biography of the Chronicles in China. The treatise, made of 130 Chapters, describes the historical events starting from the ancient legend of the Yellow Emperor period until his present time in the Han Dynasty. No wonder, Si Ma Qian is also known as the father of history. The book, Chinese History 6, a Chinese reading practice book, presents a broad and simple overview about the life and legacies of Si Ma Qian. The volume, 16th in the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series, includes both the Chinese text (simplified characters) and pinyin. With about 900 unique Chinese characters, the volume would be suitable for the beginners, lower intermediate and advanced level Chinese language learners (HSK 1-6). Overall, the Mandarin Chinese Reading Series offers you a variety of elementary level books (Level 1/2/3) to learn Chinese culture as well as practice Chinese reading fast. The book has 10 chapters in the following order:Chapter 1: Basic facts about Si Ma Qian (第ä¸Çç«áï¼Üåà³äºÄåŸ马è¿üçÜä基æú¬äºï嫞)Chapter 2: Summary of Si Ma QianâÇÖs Life (第äºîç«áï¼ÜåŸ马è¿üçÜäçöŸæ´»æÇ»ç»ô)Chapter 3: Young Si Ma Qian (第ä¸ëç«áï¼Üå¹´è½»çÜäåŸ马è¿ü)Chapter 4: The Grand Historian (第åóóç«áï¼ÜåñªåŲ)Chapter 5: The Unfortunate Li Ling Incident (第äºöç«áï¼Üä¸ì幸çÜäæÑÄéÖµäºï件)Chapter 6: The Death of Si Ma Qian (第åà¡ç«áï¼ÜåŸ马è¿üä¹ïæ¡»)Chapter 7: Descendants of Si Ma Qian (第ä¸âç«áï¼ÜåŸ马è¿üçÜäåÈÄèúö)Chapter 8: Records of the Grand Historian: Si Ma QianâÇÖs Historical Biographical Work (第åà«ç«áï¼ÜåŲ諰: åŸ马è¿üèæù纪ä¼áä½ôåÄååŲèæùä½ú)Chapter 9: Si Ma QianâÇÖs Writing Style (第ä¹Ñç«áï¼ÜåŸ马è¿üçÜäååÖä½úéúÄæá¼)Chapter 10: A Great Literary Figure (第åìüç«áï¼Ü伟åñºçÜäæûç塪人çë©)á