This book is a selection of readings from "Records of the Historian", a classical work of both literature and history. In it, the author Sima Qian recorded the historical events of the Warring States, Qin, and Han periods.
In this book, readers will see the hypocrisy, brutality, intrigue, and licentiousness of the ruling class, and the irresistible and torrential uprisings of the peasants. The readers will also encounter various minor characters active in every class of society.
The characters are set before the readers in dramatic and unpredictable stories of sabre-ratt]ing and peril.
Difficult words and phrases have been removed, making the stories easy to understand. Each story is followed by a vocabulary list which is annotated with pinyin and explanations in both English and French.
This book can be used not only to learn Chinese and to develop reading ability, but also as an aid for reading the original work.