From Feudalism to Unification Author: Han Sheng Publisher: Life·Reading·New Knowledge Sanlian Bookstore

Introduction
This book is a textual compilation of Professor Han Sheng's recording of the course "Reading the Records of the Grand Historian" in Zhongdu. The author has studied the Records of the Grand Historian for many years and has gained a lot of experience. Through this lecture, the author systematically sorted out his understanding of the Records of the Grand Historian. Today, when rereading the Records of the Grand Historian, we must not read it completely according to the original work, but must understand Sima Qian's philosophy of history, see clearly what are historical constructions, and see through these constructed humanistic concepts, the ideological consciousness of various historical eras, and even the orientation and purpose of cultural traditions established through historical constructions. Only by understanding the ins and outs of ideas and the historical basis of cultural inheritance can we separate the true from the false, extract cultural elements that adapt to modern society, and rebuild the culture of contemporary China. In a nutshell, the Records of the Grand Historian must be reread through rational criticism, rather than rote memorization, so that the Records of the Grand Historian can be read vividly.