The Development Of Huaiyang 's Historiography In Modern Times

As one part of the regional historiography, sorting out the development process and summarizing the development characteristics of Huaiyang historiography since modern times can not only help promote the development of Huaiyang historiography and Huaiyang culture, but also promote the development of Chinese historiography. This thesis discusses the development of Huaiyang historiography mainly from the aspect of history of historiography. The main contents include five parts.The introduction analyzes the significance of researching the development of Huaiyang historiography since modern times, briefly expounds the development situation of Huaiyang historiography before modern times and the research review of Huaiyang historiography since modern times, and summarizes the innovation of this thesis.The first chapter is about the research of Huaiyang historiography in the latter Qing Dynasty, separately introducing the biographies, historical achievements and important historical thoughts or viewpoints of Liu Wenqi, Liu Baonan, Wei Yuan and Li Xiang, et al. Firstly, this chapter mainly analyzes the historiography achievements on Yangzhou Water Courses of Liu Wenqi’s the Records of Yangzhou Waterways. It embodies the method of emphasizing on textual research, and reflects the thought of change and development. Secondly, this chapter expounds Han ditch’s famous thirteen changes of Liu Baonan’s Illustrated Classics of Baoying. It reflects the thought of paying attention to people’s livelihood and the method of emphasizing on textual research. Thirdly, this chapter discusses the thought of "learning from the advanced technologies in the West in order to resist the invasion of the Western powers", the economical thought of trade and frugality, the thought of emphasizing on talents, the thought of patriotism and the thought of maintaining Qing Dynasty’s feudalism rule through analyzing Wei Yuan’s the Records of Saints and their Wise Military, Newly Organized History of Yuan Dynasty, the Illustrated Records of the Countries overseas, et al. They also reflect the method of truthfully-recorded historical research. Lastly, this chapter analyzes Li Xiang’s works such as the Clump Records of His Ashamed Life, the Origin of History, Loyalism Biography of the Western Han Dynasty. They reflect the method of emphasizing on literary and historical research, and the thought of praising loyalism. Otherwise, Li Xiang’s achievements on chorography are also referred to.The second chapter is about the research of Huaiyang historiography in the period of the Republic of China, separately introducing the biographies, historical achievements and important historical thoughts or viewpoints of Liu Shipei, Ding Wenjiang, Ge Gongzhen, et al. Firstly, this chapter analyzes Liu Shipei’s works such as Chinese History Textbook, Essential Meanings of Chinese Social Contracts, Chinese Ethnography, Resists Book. They create the style and the purpose of compiling of historical books. They reflect the evolutionary conception of history, the thought of opposing the feudal autocratic monarchy and advocating equality and democracy, as well as Han nationality-centered national thought. They also reflect the importance of official historian and etiquette. Secondly, this chapter analyzes the achievements and thoughts of Ding Wenjiang"s research on mining history. And it also researches the form and content of Ding Wenjiang’s Mr. Liang Rengong’s Long-compiled Chronicle (first draft). It creates the new form: long-compiled Chronicle. The contents seize the main stages of the host’s activity. Ding Wenjiang can not only narrate the host objectively, but also pay attention to the change processes of the host’s thoughts and opinions. Lastly, this chapter analyzes the historical achievements of Ge Gongzhen’s Chinese Newspaper Study History. It reflects his historical thoughts of free speech and patriotism.The third chapter is about the research of Huaiyang historiography in the contemporary era, separately introducing the biographies, historical achievements and important historical thoughts or viewpoints of Liu Guojun, Qi Longwei, et al. On the one hand, this chapter analyzes Liu Guojun’s historical achievements by his works such as the Story of Chinese Books, Concise Edition of Chinese Book History, and China Ancient times Books History. They reflect Liu Guojun’s historical thought of historical materialism. On the other hand, this chapter analyzes Qi Longwei’s works such as the Historiography Introduction of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Classical Ethnography of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Collections of Textual Research Study, and Long Wei’s Reading Records. This chapter summarizes Qi Longwei’s thought of historical materialism combining with textual research.The fourth chapter summarizes five major development characteristics of Huaiyang historiography since modern times:transforming by the old history to the new history; transforming by the old history viewpoint to the new history viewpoint; transforming by the political nature to the technicality; the historical study methods and attitudes of emphasizing on textual research and "seek truth from facts"; scientific style, diversification, socialization.