The Researches Of Historical Figures By Chen Yinque

Chen YinKe (1890-1969), the word He Shou, Jiangxi Yi-ning, modern Chinese historian, linguist, classical writer, his academic achievements are very outstanding, especially his research on the history of sui and tang dynasties which is famous in the world. As the great historian in Chinese modern academic transformation period, he not only merged and inherited the advantages of the traditional historiography and gave a distinct era characteristic with absorbing the positive factors of modern historiography in his historical thought.He is a model of this period.Chen YinKe attached great importance to the study of historical figures and it was an important part in his life of academic life.Because of various historical figures, Chen YinKe researched in different historical figures in different degrees, it can be divided into character individual study and group study. Among them there are both politicians such as Caocao,Wangdao,Cuihao and academic culture characters such as Tao Yuanming,Yuanzhen,Bai Juyi.Chen YinKe achieved rich results of characters study and Characters study forms also present diversity. There are not only monographs such as Supplementary Biography of Liu Rushi, Assays on poems of Yuan and Bai’s and papers such as Discussing Han Yu,On the Achievements of Wang Dao of the East Jin Dynasty, Cui Hao and Kou Qian, Wu Zhao and Buddhism, On the Betrayal of Li Huaiguang. At the same time,the study of all kinds of historical figures are also related to A Brief Discussion about the Systems of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Commentaries on the Political system of the Tang Dynasty and Collection of Poems. The research of historical figures of Chen YinKe also fully embodies the historical ideas and methods. Historical figures he chose and researched,deep reflected his research purport which mainly include pursuing and insisting "the spirit of independence, freedom of thinking", seeking the history insight such as the relationship between race and culture,foreign culture and native concept,family region and cultural inheritance,religious beliefs and political change,marriage and political stance in the study.Each historical figure had his own characteristics, so the methods of the research of historical figures are widely used, but also unique.Not only It is necessary to study historical figure in depth, but It embodies the researching method of historians.Chen YinKe both collected and used the sources of historical figures with the research of history by the historian of Song dynasty and restored and analysed historical figures with other researching methods. These methods fully show the breadth of his learning and the particularity of his method.The evaluation of historical figures is an important part of the study of historical figures.Chen YinKe also attached great importance to the evaluation of words and deeds, scholarship, character of historical figures.There are both the criteria of evaluation including the standard of social progress and development the standard of historicism, etc and the methods of evaluation including "really understanding"and the theory of terms,etc.It should be pointed out thaf’the spirit of independence, freedom of thinking" is both the purport of Chen YinKe researching historical figures and the standard of Chen YinKe evaluating historical figures.Chen YinKe evaluated justly and reasonably with the right standards and methods of evaluation.Overall, the researching achievements of historical figures of Chen YinKe are rich, the types are diverse and the researching purports are distinct and profound. The methods are also characteristic during the research.Chen YinKe restored industriously the real appearance of historical figures on the basis of historical data and analysed them on this basis.At last,he evaluated objectively historical figures and acquired history insight including new viewpoints and opinions. Focusing on the research of historical figures of Chen YinKe,not only help to study in depth the historical ideas and methods of Chen YinKe,but it is of important significance for studying modern and contemporary historical figures.