Chronological style/style (in history)
Types of historical books in China recorded in chronological order. Originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. There are a large number of chronicles. The famous ones are Spring and Autumn Annals, Zuo Zhuan and Zi Tongzhi Jian. Its advantage is that it is convenient to investigate the specific time of historical events, understand the relationship between historical events, and avoid duplication of narrative. The disadvantage is that chronicles are classified by year and month, and it is difficult to concentrate on the whole process of each historical event. Events that cannot be arranged by year and month are difficult to record, and they are often detailed in political events, ignoring economy and culture.
The biographical style of history (first the chronicles of the emperor, then the biographies of influential people)
The genre of China's history books is mainly biographies. It consists of biographies, genealogies, watches, books and records. According to biographies and biographies, it was named. This chronicle is used to describe the emperor; Noble families are used to describe princes and special people; Tables are used to unify years, lineages and figures; Books (records) are used to record all the stories of the legal system; Biography is used to remember people, nations and foreign countries. Historical Records originated from Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty, and has been adopted by the official history ever since. Its advantage is that it is convenient to record political, economic, cultural and other aspects, and widely reflects the deeds of people from all walks of life. The disadvantage is that notes are scattered in biographies, books (records) and other articles, which can not describe the process of each historical event completely and coherently, and it is difficult to show the relationship between historical events.
History presented in different narratives of important events
The genre of China history books with historical events as the key link. It was founded by Yuan Shu in Southern Song Dynasty, followed by Chen Bangzhan in Ming Dynasty, Yingtai in Qing Dynasty and Liyoutang in Liao and Jin Dynasties. Its advantage is that each historical event is written independently in chronological order, which can completely reflect the whole process of historical events and make up for the shortcomings of chronicle and biography. The disadvantage is that it can't show the connection of various historical events in the same period.