Now we want to know the history of ancient times, and we can know what happened in all aspects of ancient times through the official history of unofficial history or some folk mystery novels. So some friends are curious about how these historical materials came from and how real they are. Among all the historical materials, the official history is the most widely read and quoted document, because the editor of the official history must be approved by the rulers and visit various places to ensure the authenticity of the recorded history. The most famous official history is the twenty-four histories.

First, the writing requirements of the official history Official history does not mean that you can write if you want to record history on a whim, but you can only write books after authorization from the state. For example, Sima Guang's Zi Tong Zhi Jian was not included in the twenty-four histories, but it was revised under the power of the government, so it is also an official history. In addition, there are also requirements for the style of official history. There are roughly two styles: chronological style and biographical style, which means that history books should have an official appearance. Moreover, the official history is generally created by a team, not by one person, which can also ensure the authenticity and authority of the recorded content.

Second, the writing process of the official history The content of the official history generally comes from three aspects. The first is the official records of predecessors. We all know that there is a special recorder around the emperor, who is responsible for recording the daily life of the emperor and the speeches of courtiers. Although these contents are detailed, they lack authenticity, and many wrong statements will be adopted. Second, the records of unofficial history and other historical materials, so we can see that many strange records in the official history are borrowed from unofficial history. The third source is the folk information and opinions collected by the author. Many writers will go to folk gatherings before writing historical materials to understand the real process of history and then describe it with their own opinions.

Third, the authority of the official history To sum up, the official history is the main source of our understanding of history, and its authenticity and authority are also the highest among many historical materials. But this does not mean that the content of the official history is completely true, and there are also many strange interest records. These records have increased people's keen interest in history.