Quote Pictures Sima Qian By thehistorianshut - August 10, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Sima Qian (c. 145-90 BCE) “How tremendous are the benefits brought by these bodies of water, and how terrible the damages!” Records of the Grand Historian (Shi Ji 29) by Sima Qian. Translated by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1993). Like this:Like Loading...