A Note on the Identification and Use of the Ancient Sunspot Records in Chinese History

There are about 246 sunspot records in the Chinese recorded history about the astronomical phenomena. Based on the initial investigation, these records are divided into three types: 1-58 records are definite, 86 ones are doubtful and 2 ones are negative. Because 244 sunspot records will be published in China, it is necessary to point out that the accuracy and reliability of these records will further be researched and comfirmd. As one of the authors of this work, I hope the users and investigators who are interested in the Chinese ancient sunspot records would take note of the mentioned-abovc conditions.