“Chen Shu” (Book of Chen) is one of the official dynastic histories included in the “Twenty-Four Histories” and was compiled by Yao Silian during the Tang Dynasty. It documents the political, military, and cultural history of the Chen Dynasty (557–589 CE), the last of the Southern Dynasties before the unification under the Sui Dynasty. The work provides detailed imperial biographies, …
The Book of Liang (Liang Shu) is the official dynastic history of the Liang dynasty, compiled by the Tang dynasty historian Yao Silian. As one of the Twenty-Four Histories, the work documents the political, military, cultural, and social developments of the Southern Dynasties period. This simplified-character edition published by Zhonghua Book Company offers a comprehensive and authoritative te…