Sima Qian and the Han Dynasty Sima Qian was the official court historian of the Han Dynasty, and the one who recorded much of what we know today about the rise of Imperial China. The Han Dynasty, in which he lived, was officially Confucian; however,...
China, built from the very start as a place where dynasties once ruled.People, who would make China?s identity as a country. Throughout China?s history, there were many different dynasties that played an beneficial part in advancing China today. Dynasties, the foundation of China, the foundation...
#16 Wang Fu on Friendship and Getting Ahead In an essay by the Chinese philosopher and political thinker, Wang Fu, he explains the folly of the system of recruitment for civil service during the Han Dynasty. Instead of looking at qualifications, someone was hired through...