Like war, history is full of fog. In the long river of history, countless civilizations have been destroyed, countless truths have been submerged, and countless characters have been distorted. However, in that pile of old paper, under the ruins, in ancient tombs, or through word of mouth, there are always some clues that bring endless reverie to future generations. The history of China is relatively short, the history of Australia and Africa is relatively simple, and the history of India is rather chaotic, with history and myth mixed together. On the contrary, it is necessary to use the travel notes of Xuanzang and Faxian to study their own history. The old man Marx said rudely: India has no history.

What about Europe and China?

I think the history of China since Shang and Zhou Dynasties mainly comes from the works such as Shan Hai Jing, which has low credibility. Apart from some outlines, many details can basically be read as myths. After the Zhou Dynasty, the central government had specialized agencies such as Lantai to record major events in the ruling and opposition parties. Combined with modern archaeological evidence analysis, it is generally credible, especially military events. However, after burning books and burying Confucianism, many historical and cultural materials of the two weeks disappeared forever, and the modern panoramic description of the two-week society always lacks many detailed materials.

Since Qin and Han Dynasties, it has been a period of great development of academic activities, especially folk culture. Numerous official authoritative records, folk novels, plays, essays and poems enable us to observe and study people's production and life in various historical periods.

Let's talk about European history. To tell the truth, their history is too messy. First of all, no country can achieve the continuity of history and civilization. The history and culture of Rome, which was prosperous in time, was always interrupted by such little feet as Macedonia, and the destruction of western style was much more severe than burning books and burying Confucianism. Homer's history of poetry, history books and norms of western history are all like literary works, but the literature deeply castrated by the church, such as the Bible, bears more historical responsibilities. It is often seen in western archaeological reports that the discovery of an ancient tomb has unlocked the dusty history of a country. This situation may be rare in China. After a big tomb was opened, few people knew its owner.

From this point of view, due to the lack of credibility of western documents, they rely more on archaeological excavations to study and textual research history, so when it comes to the history of China, they also habitually distrust Ren Wenxian and need archaeological evidence everywhere, while China historians habitually trust documents when studying western history, which leads most China people to think that western history is also a history of faith.

Off-topic, historical drama has always been a Chinese-style torture to China's directors, screenwriters and audiences by China, that is, people know history too well, and there are some flaws in the plot, costumes and Taoism that can't escape people's eyes. Compared with foreign directors, they are much happier. No one can tell the history they represent, so how I express it is my understanding. Different people have different opinions, which is why many people who are superstitious about foreign movies don't understand themselves. Everything in China is clear to the audience. There are loopholes in the plot, flaws in the way and shortcomings in the performance, but foreign films are different. Even if there are the same loopholes as domestic films, they don't understand the actual situation and can't see it, so many people always think that foreign films are good, just like marriage and love, distance produces beauty!