本书分为西汉和东汉两篇，讲述了两汉版图疆域、行政区划、人口、官制、军事、农业、冶铁业、商业、文化、宗教、思想等各个领域的内容，记录了大汉帝国的兴亡沧桑和为中国留下深刻烙印的辉煌的文化，再现了中国古代军事帝国的繁荣与衰落。(This book is divided into two books of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, giving an account of many fields such as territory, administrative divisions, population, official system, military, agriculture, iron-making industry, commerce, culture, religion and thought of the Western and Eastern Han Dynasties. This book records the rise and fall, the vicissitudes of life of the Han Dynasty and the splendid culture that left a deep imprint on China, representing the prosperity and decline of a Chinese ancient military empire.)