The fine tradition of Chinese history books

Ancient China's fine tradition of historiography:

1. Learning of both heaven and man, and understanding of the past and present.

2. Take the past as a mirror and utilize it for the benefit of the world.

3, truth-seeking straight book, calligraphy is not hidden.

4. Virtue and knowledge come first, and talent and learning go hand in hand.

The development of ancient Chinese historiography:

1. The pre-Qin period: the emergence of ancient Chinese historiography.

2, Qin and Han periods: the establishment of ancient Chinese historiography.

3, Wei, Jin, North and South Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties: the development of ancient Chinese historiography.

4. The Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan periods: the continued development of ancient Chinese historiography.

5. The Ming and Qing periods: the transmutation of ancient Chinese historiography.

The development of historiography in China today has the following significance:

1. Since ancient times, our country has paid much attention to the role of historical heritage and history, so-called "using the past as a mirror", and playing the role of historiography.

2. In the history of the development of ancient Chinese historiography, historians have always paid great attention to the rise and fall of the country, showing full and deep political feelings. This political sentiment, most of the world as its starting point and destination.

3. Emphasizing the business and ideological cultivation of historians is a fine tradition of ancient Chinese historiography. According to Liu Zhiqi, historians must have both historical talent, historical science and historical knowledge. Later, Zhang Xuecheng added "historical virtue". Virtue, talent, learning and knowledge are the comprehensive requirements for the quality of historians, and thus it becomes the goal of historians and the standard for commenting on historians.