Retrospect on the Development Process of China Local Records Studies in the Last Hundred Years and Explorations of the Principles
Along with the development process of the China local records cause,at least starting from Song Dynasty when local records formed a certain pattern,academic research and academic subject construction were gradually emphasized by generations of scholars,represented by Zhang Xuecheng,in the Qianlong and Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty,who established the foundation for later development.Marked by Liang Qichao who formally proposed the establishment of"local records studies"in 1924,academic subject construction started a completely new historical process.In the last hundred years,from the Republic of China to the PRC establishment,from reform and opening-up time to the new era,while putting into practice of local records compilation in large numbers,local records studies professional at the same time constantly pushed forward academic subject construction,and established in particular a modern academic subject system led by Marxist materialist concept of history,and subsequently became not only the vivid practice and a typical example of the combination of Marxism and Chinese traditional culture that left precious experiences and principles in one hundred years development history of China local records studies,but also provided beneficial lessons and guide forward for future academic subject construction and development of the entire local records development cause.