"Han dynasty Qian Sima. implicate Liu Jian, the king of Jiandu. Liu Jian was
terrified and dispatched men with large sums of money in an attempt to buy his
way out of the difficulty. He also put great faith in shamans and priests and set
men to praying for him and concocting supernatural proofs of his innocence.
Among his other crimes was the fact that he had committed incest with all of his
sisters. After the whole affair had come ..."
"Qin expelled the inhabitants and moved its own people to the area east of the
Yellow River, bestowing noble ranks and pardoning criminals in order to facilitate
the move. The ducal son Shi ... Thirty-second year: the prime minister Wei Ran
attacked Wei, advancing as far as Daliang. ... He carried out a surprise attack on
Mang Mao's forces at Huayang, defeating them and cutting off 150,000 enemy
heads."
"This second volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China's Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In Nagano Hozan's (1783-1837) words, "He makes us see in our minds the character of the men of the time, and this is why he is a great his ..."
Shi ji li shi de chang cheng by QianSima, Yongchi Li 338 Pages, Published 1994 ISBN-13: 978-957-13-1166-1, ISBN: 957-13-1166-9
Shiki retsuden by QianSima Paperback, Published 1992 by ToìKyoì : Iwanami Shoten, 1975. ISBN-13: 978-4-00-332141-6, ISBN: 4-00-332141-3
Shiki retsuden by QianSima Paperback, Published 1992 by ToìKyoì : Iwanami Shoten, 1975. ISBN-13: 978-4-00-332144-7, ISBN: 4-00-332144-8
Records of the Historian (Abridged Version, Book + 3 Cassette Tapes) by QianSima, Maqian Si Paperback, 143 Pages, Published 1988 by Beijing : Sinolingua ISBN-13: 978-7-80052-146-1, ISBN: 7-80052-146-X
Shi ji [initiation à la langue classique chinoise à partir d'extraits des Mémoires historiques de SimaQian] by Jacques Pimpaneau, QianSima Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1989 by Librairie You-Feng ISBN-13: 978-2-906658-28-8, ISBN: 2-906658-28-6