During the Han Dynasty, there were many vernacular history books. "Records of the Historian": The Encyclopedia of Chinese History written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty was hailed as a classic work of Chinese history books. 2. Han Shu: The Han Dynasty history written by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was the earliest in Chinese history books. 3. Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The history of the Han Dynasty written by Fan Ye, a historian from the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, is also a relatively famous history book in China. <strong> Zi Zhi Tong Jian </strong>: The general history written by Sima Guang, a historian of the Northern Song Dynasty, covers the entire Han Dynasty from 403 B.C. to 959 A.D. 5. Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: The earliest supernatural novel in Chinese history written by the historian Wu Qi during the Warring States Period described the disputes between the countries during the Warring States Period.