The earliest records of solar eclipse were engraved on Oracle bones. In 65438 BC+0265438 BC+May 26th BC, people living in Anyang, Henan Province, were carrying out various normal activities. Occasionally, someone looks up at the sky and sees the radiant sun, and suddenly there is a gap and the light color is dim. However, after missing a large part, the last contact began again. So it was engraved on the Oracle bones and became the earliest reliable solar eclipse record in human history.

The observation of solar eclipse in ancient China kept the continuity of records. For example, Spring and Autumn Annals records that during the 244 years from 770 BC to 476 BC, 37 eclipses were recorded. The record of solar eclipse began in the 3rd century A.D., and continued to modern times, lasting 16700 years.

For the cause and periodicity of solar eclipse, ancient scientists in China have also done a lot of research, and have a deep understanding for a long time. For example, Historical Records, written about 100 BC, has recorded the solar eclipse cycle. By the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xin summed up another cycle, that is, there were 23 eclipses in June of 135. It is of great significance to correctly understand mating and discover mating cycle for forecasting solar (lunar) eclipse. There was a high-level solar (lunar) eclipse forecast in ancient China, which has always been an important part of our calendar. China has been able to predict the direction of the first solar eclipse and the last contact since the 3rd century. By the Tang Dynasty, the prediction of the solar eclipse had been relatively complete.

Through the study of solar and lunar eclipses in ancient China, a set of unique methods and theories were formed, and good data were put forward, which can accurately predict solar (lunar) eclipses, which is also an important achievement of astronomy in China. It laid the foundation for the later development of astronomy.