Hello, I want to ask: Is there only one historical book like Zi Tongzhi Jian?
Zi Tong Zhi Jian was written in the 23rd year of Wei Lie Zhou (403 BC) and ended in Huainan in the 6th year of Xiande, Zhou Shizong after the Five Dynasties (AD 959), covering the history of 16 dynasties and 1362 years. The book has 294 volumes and about 3 million words. Obviously, a book's Zi Tong Zhi Jian must be an abridged version; There is a popular book published by Zhonghua Book Company in the market, which is a set of four-volume Green Book without Hu Sansheng's comments, which is suitable for beginners to understand simply; In addition, Zhonghua Book Company's Chinese Studies Library, a set of *** 12 volumes, with simplified Chinese characters horizontally arranged and Hu Sansheng's comments, is suitable for friends who can't understand traditional Chinese characters; There is also a set of ***20 volumes collated and proofread by Zhonghua Book Company, which is vertically arranged in traditional style, with Hu Sansheng's notes, suitable for friends who have a certain reading level; In addition, there are also versions of Zi Tongzhi Jian in Baiyang. It is best to read Zi Tong Zhi Jian with Hu Sansheng's notes, otherwise you will be careless and swallow the date by mistake. I hope I can help you!