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
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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
Warring States period
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The Warring States period in Chinese history comprises the final centuries of the Zhou dynasty, which were characterized by warfare, bureaucratic and military reform, and political consolidation. It f
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…capital, Chang'an (modern Xi'an), then went south across the Yangtze to Changsha Kingdom (modern Hunan), where he visited the Miluo River site where the Warring States–era poet Qu Yuan was traditionally said to have drowned himself. He then went to seek the burial place of the legendary rulers Yu the Great on Mount…
The seven Warring States of Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei, Qi, Chu, Qin c. 260 BC
Leather horse armour from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng c. 433 BC
Warring States bronze warriors.
A carved-jade dragon garment ornament from the Warring States period