Disciples of Confucius
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According to Sima Qian, Confucius said: "The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy-seven individuals. They were all scholars of extraordinary abili
A tablet in honor of the wife of Yan Hui ("The Continuator of the Sage, Duke of Yanguo") in his temple in Qufu
A symbolic tomb of Min Ziqian, with two ancient-looking bixi turtles
Sima Qian
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Sima Qian was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for the Shiji, a general history of China covering more than two thousand years fr
Disciples of Confucius
…According to Sima Qian, Confucius said: "The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy-seven individuals. They were all…
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The first page of the Shiji
The tomb and ancestral temple of Sima Qian, located in Hancheng, Shaanxi.
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail