These two Sima Shi refer to China lyricist Sima Xiangru and historian and essayist Sima Qian. Both of them are very influential in the history of literature, and later generations called them "the two Sima pieces of the Western Han Dynasty". Sima Xiangru (about 179- BC 1 17) was born in Chengdu, Sichuan, and was a writer in the Han Dynasty. Sima Xiangru is good at guqin, and the piano he uses is called "Luqi", which is one of the best in legend. Sima Qian (former 135 ~ former 87)
Zichang was born in xia yang (now Hancheng, Shaanxi). He was born into a family of historians, and his ancestors have been royal government officials since the Zhou Dynasty, in charge of literature and history. After his father Sima Tan succeeded to the throne, he served as Taishilingda for 30 years. Sima Tan is well-read and proficient in astronomy, the Book of Changes and the study of Huang Lao. At the age of ten, Sima Qian began to read "Ancient prose" and received his father's enlightenment education. His long-term family research had a far-reaching impact on his later academic career. After that, he went to Chang 'an with his father, and studied the history of ancient Chinese literature and the Spring and Autumn Annals with the famous Confucian classics masters Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu at that time. Nineteen is a doctor's child. At the age of 20, he started his travel life with six people including Dr. Tai Chu. His footprints reached Huiji, visiting the ruins of Yu Xia; I have been to Gusu, overlooking the five lakes where Fan Li rowed. The story of visiting Han Xin in Huaiyin; I have been to abundance and visited the hometown of Liu Bang and Xiao He. Go to Daliang, visit Yimen, and inspect the irrigation of Daliang by the river from Qin Jun; I have been to Chu State and visited the palace ruins of Chun Shen Jun. I have been to Xuedi to inspect the fief of Meng Changjun; I have been to Zou Lu and visited the hometown of Confucius and Mencius. In addition, he also crossed Zhuolu in the north, climbed the Great Wall, traveled to Yuanxiang in the south and reached Kongtong in the west. Intense travel broadened his horizons and increased his knowledge. After returning to Chang 'an, Emperor Wu attached great importance to this well-informed and knowledgeable young man, appointed him as a doctor, and sent him to Bashu with the emperor's orders to the southwest of Kunming today.