The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Liu Chih-chi
(ly jûr-j) (KEY) , 661–721, Chinese T’ang dynasty historian. Drawing on experience gained while working on histories of the preceding dynasties, he wrote the first important Chinese work on historiography, the Understanding of History (Shih-t’ung). In a series of essays Liu discusses the origin, development, and relative merits of various forms of historical writing.
jûr-j
) (KEY) , 661–721, Chinese T’ang dynasty historian. Drawing on experience gained while working on histories of the preceding dynasties, he wrote the first important Chinese work on historiography, the Understanding of History (Shih-t’ung). In a series of essays Liu discusses the origin, development, and relative merits of various forms of historical writing.
