Twenty-five histories: Historical Records (Sima Qian, Han Dynasty), Han Shu (Ban Gu, Han Dynasty), Han Shu (Ye Fan, Southern Song Dynasty), History of the Three Kingdoms (Chen Jinshou), Book of Jin (Ling Xuan, Tang Fang), etc. ) The Book of Songs (Nanyue), The Book of the Southern Qi Dynasty (Linghu Defen of the Southern Qi Dynasty, etc.), Records (Li Tang extended his life), History of the North (Li Tang extended his life), Book of the Old Tang Dynasty (later Shao et al.), Book of the New Tang Dynasty (Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty, Song Qi Dynasty) and History of the Old Five Dynasties (Song Xuejuzheng, etc.

There are four books and five classics, and there is a saying in Qing Dynasty that all six classics are historical: The Analects of Confucius, Mencius, University, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Zhouyi and Chunqiu.

Of course, in addition to the official history of the Twenty-Five History, there are others:

Chronological history books: Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Zi Zhi Tong Jian, etc.

Historical records: Qing Shi Lu, Shi Ming Lu, etc.

Chronological books: Chronology as a Mirror, Chronology of Song Dynasty, Chronology of Next Year, Biography of Wu Sheng, etc.

History books with typical records: Shi Tong, Tong Dian, Tong Zhi, Literature General Examination, Continuation Tong Dian, Continuation Tong Zhi, Continuation Literature General Examination, Qing Tong Dian, Qing Tong Zhi, Qing Literature General Examination, Qing Literature General Examination, etc.

Historical books should be documentary (of course, they can also be classified as documentary): Tang Yaohui, the compilation of manuscripts in the Song Dynasty, the laws and regulations in the Yuan Dynasty, etc.

Textual research on history books: Shi Tong, Wen Shi, Song Lun, Zi Zhi Tong Jian, Japanese Record, Three Things of Qing History, Textual Research on Twenty-two History, Notes on Twenty-two History, Comments on Seventeen History, etc.

History books of academic history: Confucianism in Ming Dynasty, Confucianism in Song and Yuan Dynasties, Confucianism in Qing Dynasty, etc.

Geographical history books in local chronicles: Shan Hai Jing, Zhu, Huayang National Records, Yuanhe County Records, Datang Western Regions Records, Luoyang Records, etc.

Notes and collections of historical books: Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Meng Qian's Notes, Nancun Tuition, Yan Qian Tang Ji, etc.

Bibliographic history books: Taiping Yulan, Yuangui, Yongle Dadian, Integration of Ancient and Modern Books, Reading Records of County Zhai, Summary of Si Ku Quan Shu, etc.

Rest assured that what you can't finish reading in your life is enough ... it is a great wealth of the Chinese nation.

PS: A Dream of Red Mansions, The Journey to the West's Water Margin, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and Romance of the Qing Dynasty are not history books, but they can be used as reference for interest. ...