On the Description of the Pre-Qin Philosophers' Inner World by Sima Qian

In the Confucius and other great thinkers' biography of the Historical Records,the ideal and personality of the Pre-Qin philosophers were different,but they all felt lonely and sorrow because of the failure of their doctrines.Further,the Pre-Qin philosophers wrote books as a result of the loss of ideal,and wanted to leave literary heritage.These are their common spiritual world,and they are the symbol of Chinese cultural spirits self-improvement.So the Confucius's Biography of the Historical Records and other biographical articles were written by Sima Qian not only for the Pre-Qin philosophers,but also for Chinese people.These works have dual value in the history of Chinese literature and national spirits.