The self-awareness of modern Chinese historiography gradually awakened with the influx of Western historiography into China,leading to an increasing pursuit of discourse power in Chinese historiography.Currently,Chinese historiography faces numerous challenges,including the weakening dominance of the materialist conception of history,insufficient international historiographical discourse power,the impact of traditional historical views from neighboring countries and regions,and chaotic social history education.The main reasons for these challenges are the aversion to dogmatic materialist historiography,the desire for innovation in historiography,Western discourse hegemony,and the diversification of academic thought,academic subjects,and dissemination methods.To address these challenges,it is necessary to construct an independent historical knowledge system for China.This includes deepening the Sinicization and modernization of Marxist materialist historiography,strengthening research on historical ontology to enhance explanatory power and inclusiveness,dismantling Western discourse hegemony through the construction of the"three major systems"of historiography,enhancing subjectivity in openness,balancing the foundation of historical materials with historical interpretation,and integrating facts with persuasive arguments.Establishing historical education as a national strategic priority and formulating the"National Historical Education Development Plan"are also crucial.In summary,only by returning to the essence of Chinese history can an independent historical knowledge system for China be constructed.