Sima Qian Confucian Thought

As SimaQian wrote history on principle of various Confucian classics, his history thinking and standard of evaluable and morality were ruled by his doctrine thinking. In the process of"exploring the relation between heaven and human being and going through the transition from ancient to now."SimaQian researched the regular pattern what the society developed and changed by exploring history and now. Its standard is various Confucian classics. First is time background. It debates the Confucianism development of Han dynasty and reveals the time of Confucianism became the controlling thinking. At the beginning of Han dynasty, for the developing of economy, the government took the policies of resting people and the thinking of Taoism. Confucianism got the renewal under this free environment. It was more and more important. The government set up the doctor of doctrine, and Confucianism got admission. Furthermore, it became the government thinking during the period of Wu emperor. After his grandma died, Wu emperor accepted the suggestion of Dong Zhongshu and decided to only use Confucianism as government thinking. So, Sima Qian's doctrine thinking was formed under this underground. Second is the inheritance of family. SimaQian's family were historians, it decided Sima Qian accepted six doctrines consciously. He confirmed six doctrines was the ruler of writing history. Then, paper discusses the relation of SimaQian's history thinking and doctrines thinking. At first, SimaQian found the plentiful documents and resources for the writing of History.And he took other documents to compensate various Confucian classics while made six doctrine as a standard. And built his history system and undertook the duty of"exploring the relation between heaven and human being, going through the transition from ancient to now."Second, Sima Qian expressed his sincere feeling to Han dynasty.As a historian, he singed thee praise of good emperors and good ministers and other good characters,. Including the splendid achievements of politics, economy, and culture. Third, paper discusses Sima Qian took various Confucian classics as the evolvable standard for historical events and characters. He made change as the rule of history development and his general idea of doctrine thinking was emperor's government policies and thinking. Sima Qian's doctrines of heaven and human being admitted the heaven was a nature rule, on the other hand thought heaven and human were corresponding. Human was root of heaven change. It made him always emphasized human's effect. The thinking of change was his important requirement of writing history. Taking various Confucian classics as the evolvable standard was that thinking of heaven and human being, change and unity were carried out on the emperor's government policy and thinking.