New History of the Five Dynasties

New History of the Five Dynasties is a Chinese history book by Ouyang Xiu, first published in 1073 and included in the Twenty-Four Histories. It focuses on the Five Dynasties period, the years 907 to 960, and presents the political succession, major figures, and key events of that era in a compact historical style. Ouyang Xiu, a Song dynasty official, wrote it privately rather than as an official court history.

This book is a good fit for readers interested in classical Chinese history, especially dynastic histories and the way Chinese historians organized political and historical material. What stands out is its use of the Spring and Autumn style, a concise and often indirect mode of writing that gives the text a lot of weight in a small space. If you like historical books that are structured, dense, and focused on the workings of a period rather than on narrative flourish, this sits in that lane.