The book Historical Records is slightly shorter than the pre-Qin period and more detailed than the Qin and Han dynasties. The history from the reform of Shang Yang in Qin Dynasty to the later years of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty accounts for about three-fifths of the book. There are 12 biographies, tables 10, 8 books, 30 noble families and 70 biographies, totaling 130. Biography is a biography of the emperor, who is the supreme leader in charge of state affairs. For them, it is called "biography", which shows the place where the world is unified and gives the officials and people a certain degree of discipline.

Status:

1, Historical Records is the first biographical general history of China, the first of the twenty-four histories.

2. The birth of Historical Records has made great contributions to the specific development of China's historiography. It is the first masterpiece of general history in the history of Chinese historiography, which runs through ancient times and covers hundreds of generations. This is the most brilliant achievement in the history of China's ancient historiography.

3. Historical Records can be written as a book, setting a precedent and setting an example. People who follow this genre to compile history will come one after another. The style of general historians has always influenced the research and writing of modern historiography.

4. In ancient China, historiography was included in the category of Confucian classics and had no independent status. The Book of History is attached to Liu Xin's Seven Outlooks and Ban Gu's Annals of Literature and Art's Spring and Autumn Annals.