Sima Qian believed that the spirits he wrote about — such as Qin Shi Huang — would bestow blessings upon him, but the blessings would hinge upon his ability to portray their histories accurately.

Sima Qian was born around 145BCE during the Han dynasty ... This is what he said about the young Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of a unified China who ruled from 246 BCE to 210 BCE: "With ...

The ceremony offering sacrifices to Sima Qian was held in Hancheng, Shaanxi province, Sima Qian's native place, March 29. [Photo/ Chinanews.cn] The ceremony to worship Sima Qian was held in ...

According to writings of court historian Siam Qian during the following Han dynasty, Qin ordered the mausoleum's construction shortly after taking the throne. More than 700,000 laborers worked on ...

A new study has corroborated an account of the Han conquest of the Nanyue kingdom in southern China (203-111BC) by ancient historian Sima Qian. The researchers also linked the watershed military ...

Author of the Shi Ji (Records of the Grand Historian), Sima Qian told the history of China in the 2nd century BC in way nobody had done before; interviewing participants, influencing views on who ...