Nie Chongqi is an important historian in modern Chinese history.His exploration of the Song Dynas-ty's politics,economy,diplomacy and other issues promoted the study on modern Song history.In the re-search of the Song characters,Nie Chongqi sorted out the life stories of the generals of the Yang family,Yin Zhu and Zhao Ding,showing a strong national consciousness and patriotic will.After the founding of the People's Republic of China,Nie Chongqi was entrusted with the task of collating the History of the Song Dynasty(hereinafter referred to as the Song Shi)Not only did he complete the initial punctuation of the entire Song Shi,but he also wrote the Annotations on the Collation of the Biography Section of the Song Shi during the punctuation process.This work not only represents the culmination of his research on the Song history but also constitutes an important academic achievement in the collation of Song Shi,pro-viding valuable references for future collators.Nie Chongqi's unique contributions to the study of the Song history have earned him the well-deserved reputation of a walking encyclopedia of the Song history in this field,and his research path has provided invaluable insights for future scholars.Exploring Nie Chongqi's achievements and thoughts in the study of the Song history not only provides perspectives,approaches,and methodologies but also ensures the continuity of academic spirit,thus playing a positive role in the es-tablishment of new Song studies in the future.