Historical Records is listed as the first of the "twenty-four histories", and it is also called "the first four histories" with Hanshu, Houhanshu and the History of the Three Kingdoms, which has had a far-reaching impact on the development of later historiography and literature. His original biographical method of compiling history was passed down by the "official history" of later generations. Historical Records is also an excellent literary work, which occupies an important position in the history of China literature.
Lu Xun has made great contributions in many fields, such as literary creation, literary criticism, ideological research, literary history research, translation, artistic theory introduction, basic science introduction and ancient books collation research, and is known as "the writer who occupied the largest territory on the East Asian cultural map in the 20th century".
Historical Influence of Historical Records
First, establish an outstanding general history school.
Historical Records is the first general history masterpiece in the history of Chinese historiography. It is precisely because Historical Records can integrate the past and the present into a book, set a precedent and set an example, and modify history one by one according to this genre. The style of general historians has always influenced the research and writing of modern historiography.
Secondly, the independent position of historiography was established.
In ancient China, historiography was included in the category of Confucian classics and had no independent status. The history book is included in Liu Xin's Seven Views, with Chunqiu attached.
Since Sima Qian compiled Historical Records, later writers have followed suit, and there are more and more specialized historical works. In order to meet the new requirements, Xun Xu in the Western Jin Dynasty divided ancient books into four parts: A recorded six arts primary schools, B recorded martial arts of various schools, C recorded historical records, and Ding recorded poems and fu pictures. As a result, historiography has gained an independent position in the academic field of China. Thinking about the source of drinking water should be attributed to Sima Qian and his Historical Records.