Supplies a profile of the Chinese historian of the Han dynasty noted for his "Records of the Grand Historian." Includes a related bibliography.

Read "The Legalist Policies of the Qin, Selections from the Records of the Grand Historian," authored by the ancient historian Sima Qian.

Read the Chinese historians account of Zhang Qian's diplomatic mission to the steppe peoples of Central Asia, 140-87 BC.

Learn about the life of the father of Chinese history in this condensed profile of Ssu-ma Ch-ien.

Short biography provides a snapshot of the Chinese historian's life during the reign of the han dynasty.

Contains a detailed biography of the noted astronomer, calendar expert and first great Chinese historian.