Of the many figures recorded in "the Records of Historian" the imperial figures occupied the major parts.Various types of kings and emperors were thoroughly described by Sima Qian.
This article generally discussed all the imperial figures in "the Records of Historian",based on the important events they experienced during their reigns,their behaviors and speeches.Then the article approches to analyse the artistic methords employed by Sima Qian as he depicted those images.Lastly,the influence of the imperial images brought to the later society were elucidated.