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1. Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical booksSee also 二十五史
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2. Twenty-Four HistoriesThe Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. The whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words. It is considered one of the most important sources on Chinese history and culture. Typically, after collecting credible sources, these canonical history records were produced in the next dynasty by officially organized editing, revising, and collating.
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