After consulting some information, I will only introduce the evaluation of a few famous figures on historical records:

Han Yu, the leader of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties: "No one in the Han Dynasty can be literary, only Sima Xiang For example, Tai Shigong, Liu Xiang and Yang Xiongzhi are the most famous." He believed that the style of Sima Qian's works was "profound, elegant and vigorous". "Historical Records" became a sample of Han Yu's compositions.

Outstanding writers in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties Critic Jin Shengtan regarded "Historical Records" as one of the "Six Talented Books" and commented on more than 90 prefaces to "Historical Records". He praised Sima Qian many times in his reviews of "Water Margin" and "The Romance of the West Chamber" and published many insights. . He said: "It is Shi Gong's lifelong ambition to be patient and achieve fame."

Qian Qianyi of the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty said in "Wuzhai Youxue Ji": "Sima's He founded the "Historical Records" with great talent, unparalleled knowledge, and high regard for thousands of years."

Scholar Liang Qichao believes: "The great ancestor of history, the most respected Sima Qian", "Tai Shi Gongcheng is the most important person in history." "The Creator".

Lu Xun, a writer and thinker, loved "Historical Records" all his life. He introduced Sima Qian in a special chapter in the book "History of Chinese Literature". Lu Xun believed: "The literati during the reign of Emperor Wu were most famous for their works. Sima Xiangru wrote more articles than Sima Qian." Sima Qian wrote articles "not limited to historical laws, not limited to words, inspired by emotion, and written from the heart." Therefore, "Historical Records" can be regarded as "the swan song of historians, the unrhymed "Li Sao" "." Lu Xun's evaluation became an immortal quote in the comments of "Historical Records".

Guo Moruo, a historian, writer, and social activist, particularly appreciated Sima Qian's literary talent. He said: "Sima Qian, a master of history, is really It is worth boasting that his "Historical Records" is nothing more than an ancient Chinese epic, or it can be said to be a collection of historical novels." In 1958, Guo Moruo wrote about Sima Qian in the inscription he wrote for the Sima Temple. Praise for "his articles are unparalleled" and "his achievements are as good as those of his nun father".

Modern historian Jian Bozan believes that Sima Qian is the founder of Chinese history, and "Historical Records" is a society-centered history. . He said: "Chinese history became an independent knowledge starting from the Western Han Dynasty. The founder of this kind of knowledge was the great historian Sima Qian. "Historical Records" is an immortal monument as the starting point of Chinese history." He also Said: "Although "Historical Records" is a chronicle, it is a history centered on society." Sima Qian "pays attention to almost every stratum, every corner, and every aspect of the society in history, and gives detailed and vivid descriptions of them." description. So I think "Historical Records" is China's first large-scale social history.