On Mao Zedong'conception Of History Based On His Remarks On The Historical Figures

As a person of great importance in China even in the world's history, Mao Zedong's thought and accomplishments influence not only the development of Chinese history even the world's. Mao's historical viewpoint is an important part of his thought. In this essay, 1 will study Mao's historical viewpoint indirectly from his remarks on the historical figures, for one judges a person or thing from his own measure of value and value orientation. Mao's remarks on the historical figures reflects his historical viewpoint to some extent. This indirect study may reflect his historical values truer, though he judged some historical figures with sensibilities and the emotion at that time. However, we can learn the extraordinary historical enlightenment and contemplation from it, and it is also an attempt to study the great historical figure------Mao Zedong from another perspective.There are several distinct features in Mao's remarks: He reevaluated some emperors who had long been defined as"fatuous rulers,tyrants,absolute ruler". He highly evaluated those emperors of great achievements. He thought that Confucius and Mencius enjoyed high reputation but were worthless indeed. He praised each revolutionary leader and considered many of them "geniuses". He appreciated those young people who were very ambitious and talented and thought that youths were better than the elderly. He held esteem for heroes such as Yuefei who look death calmly in the face and neglected recluse such as Tao Yuaming who withdraw from society negatively. This essay shows that Mao's evaluation on the historical figures has obvious value orientation. The most important two are as follows: He emphasis on political standard, but pays less attention to moral standard. He helds esteem for those who are energetic and promising, but despises those who lead a vain and humdrum life.According to Mao's evaluation on historical figures and some of his works and remarks, we can draw some conclusion of his historical viewpoint. View from the historiography purpose, Mao thought learn and study history was to get experience and lessons from it so that we could explain and solve the problems in reality. He thought that history was constantly making progress. He also considered class struggle the power which could push human history and social development forward. Mao thought that we should accomplish the historial progress by means of revolution in the history development. The people was the main part of revolution, therefore,"The people is the creator of history'. Mao had profound research and affection for the country and the nation and was with national historical viewpoint .His historical viewpoint is not only the transcendence of the Chinese traditional historical viewpoint, but also the development and supplement of Mare's historical viewpoint of materialism.Mao's historical viewpoint has a positive influence on Chinese historical research after the founding of the PRC and makes the research of history enjoy prosperity at one time . However , being under the rule of the guiding thought that "regarding the class struggle as the leading principle for such a long time makes some historical viewpoint absolute and brings some negative effects to the research of history."...