司马迁的史学巨著——《史记》,不但在中国史学史上有着极其重要的地位,而且开创我国传记文学的先河,为我国古代文化建立了不朽的丰碑。司马迁的伟大历史功绩之一,在于他开创了一种新的历史学的编纂方法,它就是后世史学家所称誉的“纪传体”。司马迁伟大的历史功绩之二,在于他具有进步的历史观。 Sima Qian’s masterpiece of history - “Historical Records”, not only plays an extremely important role in the history of Chinese historiography, but also sets a precedent for our biographical literature and establishes an immortal monument to the ancient Chinese culture. One of Sima Qian’s great historical achievements is that he pioneered a new method of historical compilation, which he called “discipline” by later historians. Sima Qian great achievements in the second place is that he has a progressive concept of history.