POLITICAL STATISTICS·POLITICAL OPINION·POLITICAL THEORY:THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTION AND HISTORICAL SPECULATION OF SIMA QIAN'S IDEA OF GREAT NATIONAL UNITY
Sima Qian was an important pioneer of China's idea of great national unity.His masterpiece named Records of the Grand Historian not only upholds the historical narrative of affirming great national unity,but also based on the academic motivation and political concern of"creating a philosophy of one's own",carries out a detailed theoretical construction and historical speculation on the politics of great national unity.Based on the theo-retical foundation of"studying the relationship between Nature and Human"and"understanding the changes of the past and the present,"Sima Qian's idea of great national unity has constructed the legitimacy of the unified political system,political power,and royal power,and proposed specific political views such as national unity,ideological integration,and parallel etiquette and law to promote the national unity.The rational thinking of"narrating past events and thinking about the future"has provided historical political wisdom that can be applied to ensure the long-term stability and national unity.Sima Qian's idea of great national unity is the combination of his ideological expo-sition and historical records,which provides important theoretical value and reference for the current political and academic development of China.
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