Han Fei, a Korean in the late Warring States period (now Xinzheng, Henan Province, is the ancient city of Zheng and Han), was born in Zhou Nanwang in the thirty-fifth year (281 BC) and died in the fourteenth year of Qin Dynasty (233 BC). Han Fei, a son of the monarch, was a famous philosopher, thinker, political commentator and essayist in ancient China.
Han Fei's works were compiled by later generations after his death. According to the Records of Han Yi Wen, there are 55 articles of Han Zi, 2 volumes of Sui Shu Jingji Zhi, and Zhang Shoujie's Historical Records of Justice quoted Ruan Xiaoxu's Seven Records (or thought Liu Xiang's Seven Records) and also said that there are 2 volumes of Han Zi. The number of articles and volumes are consistent with this edition, which shows that this edition is not incomplete. Since the Han Dynasty, there have been more and more versions of Han Feizi, among which Chen Qiyou's Collection and Interpretation of Han Feizi is particularly detailed in proofreading, accurate in examination and rigorous in selection. Liang Qixiong's A Brief Interpretation of Han Zi is particularly concise, simple and profound.