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《文史通义》

《文史通义》是中国古代的文史理论著作，是清代著名学者章学诚(1738-1801年)的代表作。本书共八篇，包括内篇五卷，外篇三卷。《文史通义》于道光十二年(1832年)发表，提出了编写文史的新主张和独特的史学理论体系，与唐代刘知几的《史通》被视作古代中国史学理论的两部重要史学理论著作。

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Gneral History

General History, as a work of historical theories in ancient China, is the representative work of Zhang Xuecheng (1738-1801), a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty. This book consists of 8 chapters in total, including 5 volumes of inner chapter and 3 volumes of outer chapters. Published in the 12th year of Emperor Daoguang (1832), it proposed new viewpoints to write the history and a unique historical theoretical system. Together with A Survey on History authored by Liu Zhiji in the Tang Dynasty, theyare deemed as two important historical theoretical works in the Chinese ancient historical theory.

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