Why? Because we have too many history books. From the category alone, we have national history, chronicle, biographical history, chronicle, general history and dynastic history. Therefore, we can often have several historical books to confirm each other, enhance credibility and put an end to false history.
Moreover, after Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, Emperor Xiao Yi of Liang Yuan burned books in Jiangling, Emperor Qianlong compiled the Sikuquanshu, and the war in the late Qing Dynasty, the remaining history books were not comparable to those in Europe.
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Why are there so many history books in China? Because we have developed the tradition of compiling history books since ancient times, Confucianism, represented by Confucius, attaches great importance to the study of history. Every dynasty has an official historian who is not only responsible for sorting out and publishing the history of the previous dynasty. It is also necessary to record the daily events of the dynasty, even the daily activities of the emperor himself, and save them in the form of a record of the emperor for future use.
In addition, the early invention of writing materials, namely stationery, also promoted the prosperity of the recording industry. It is said that in the Qin Dynasty, China people invented the pen and began to write and record on bamboo slips and wooden slips. Paper was invented in the Han Dynasty, which was more conducive to writing and storage, so many special history books were left behind.
In Europe, the main reason is the inconvenience of written materials, leaving little historical materials. It was not until China introduced papermaking that European writing developed rapidly.