(BC 145-90 BC)
Historians, writers and thinkers in the Western Han Dynasty. Word length, Zuo Fengyi xia yang (now southwest of Hancheng, Shaanxi, near Longmen. So Sima Qian called himself "moving to Longmen" and "Preface to Taishi Gong", Longmen Mountain, which is very famous. Legend has it that Dayu once opened a mountain in Longmen to control water. To the south of Longmen Mountain is the Yellow River. Sima Qian's home is between the Yellow River and Longmen. There are many local places of interest. Sima Qian liked scenic spots since childhood, but he also had the opportunity to hear many historical legends and stories. ) people. Born in the fifth year of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty (145 BC), born in the sixth year of Emperor Jian Yuan of Han Dynasty (135 BC), died in 87 BC at the age of 48. Now Sima Qian's Tomb Temple is located at the east foot of Liangshan Mountain on the west bank of the Yellow River, south of Hancheng 10 km away from the south gate of Zhichuan Town, and it is a national key cultural relic protection unit.
Sima Qian 10 years old began to study ancient literature biographies. At the age of 20, he roamed south from Chang 'an, the capital, and traveled all over the Jianghuai Valley and the Central Plains, where he visited local customs and collected legends. In the third year of Yuan Dynasty (108), Sima Tan, the stepfather of Sima Qian, became the official of Taishi, and Sima Qian began to write history books. Later, he was convicted and imprisoned for defending Li Ling who surrendered to Xiongnu. After he was released from prison, he served as secretary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, continued to write angrily, and finally completed the writing of Historical Records in 9 1 BC. People call his book Taishi Gongshu. It is the first biography of China, which has a far-reaching influence on later historiography.
Sima Qian also wrote a book, Bao Ren 'an, describing his imprisonment and his ambition to write a book, which was praised by all previous dynasties. According to the Records of Hanshu Yiwenzhi, Sima Qian wrote eight poems, but most of them have not been handed down. Only one of the thirty volumes of "Gathering of Arts and Literature" compiled by Tang et al., "bad karma People Don't Meet".