The Spring and Autumn Annals is the oldest surviving annalistic history in China.
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The two great forms of traditional Chinese history: 编年体 runs year by year, as in 资治通鉴; 纪传体 is built around biographies, as in 史记 and the official dynastic histories. A third form, 纪事本末体, tells each major event from start to finish.
