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Introduction: This article explores the cultural and social changes under the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan unified China and built Dadu as a global capital. The Grand Canal and advanced astronomy flourished, while Yuan drama emerged as a major art form. Despite ethnic hierarchy, the era saw rich cultural fusion before succession crises weakened the…
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Originally titled Taishi Gong Shu (“Book of the Grand Historian”), the Shiji was compiled by Sima Qian (c. 145–c. 86 BCE) during the Western Han dynasty. It is China’s first comprehensive biographical universal history (jizhuanti tongshi), covering approximately three millennia – from the legendary Yellow Emperor to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han…