An old tradition in history There is a long tradition of histories both in China and elsewhere. Some of the earliest of China's historic documents, like the "Legends of Assassins" in the Shi Ji [Historical Records], are of this type, as are some foreign sources like the record of Marco Polo's travels.
口述歷史，是中外歷史學裡的老傳統，我國重要的文獻像史記裡的《刺客列傳》，外國像「馬可波羅遊記」，所運用的就是道地的訪問材料。