Undercurrent:Gu Jiegang's Experience of the Socialist Party and the Origins of His Ancient History Theory
In the 1920s,Gu Jiegang proposed the"Layered Fabrication Theory"and the"Four Breaks Theory",which are the core theories of the Ku-shih-pien school of questioning ancient history and distinguishing falsehood.The formation of this theory is not only influenced by various academic factors,but also by non-academic factors such as Gu Jiegang's personal emotions and life experiences.Among them,Gu Jiegang's experience of joining the Chinese Socialist Party during middle school was one of the non-academic factors that contributed to the formation of his ancient history theory.On the one hand,Gu Jiegang realized through reflection on this experience that the formation of family and social systems went through a process of"layering",which led to the formation of his theory of"Layered Fabrication Theory";on the other hand,this experience has given Gu Jiegang a long-term existence of social revolutionary subconsciousness,which has influenced the formation of his"Four Breaks Theory".Through this life experience of"metonymy"towards academic research,Gu Jiegang's theory of ancient history was basically formed in the 1920s.