Reconstruction: History Of The Rheological And Local Response. Li Enjoy Together

The main topic of this thesis deals with the complicated relationship between permeation of view of history and its local reponses through the reconstruction of the Li Hongzhang Xiangtang(an ancestral temple for praying to ancesters for help). To begin with, the author introduces the theory of social memory and holds that history as a prentist memory is always interacting with the corresponding social demands at different periods. Secondly,involving in the process of the building at imperial command at late Qing dynasty and later abandonment\re-building at present, a diachronic analyse is trying to elaberate 1) the whirligig of time mirrored in the historical "characterization" of Li Hongzhang at different periods , and its local effect on memorization of Li Hongzhang and his ancestral temple. From the late Qing dynasty to the setting-up of new China, diverse praises to Li Hongzhang deserved. For the government of the late Qing dynasty, Li Hongzhang was the most trustworthy minister; in the history of the Republic of China, it was unwise for his any attempt on the decaying mandrin government, but affirmed his personal politics in communication with the the outer world, and his pineering feats in the Westernization Movement. However, it seems that Li Hongzhang was a representative of the feudal dynasty, for the marxist historians of new China, and was stigmatized "the biggest traitor in modern history." His feats were the testimony of counterrevolution. Correspondingly, his ancetral temple tasted against the vicissitudes of historical evaluation. Li Hongzhang at present was cast as a pathetic minister of the old empire, and even was imagined an eyewitness to the complexity of Chinese modernization. His ancestral temple followed. 2) the local sense of the reconstruction, and local agency mirrored. To put it differently, the state and the local society discourses and conspires in the interactive field of history, symbolization,etc. The local rebuilt the Li Hongzhang Xiangtang and highlight the modern status of Li Hongzhang in conformity with the national mainstreem discourse; but maybe the more real calculation is trying to develop the local economy by making full use of the cultural and historical resources. 3) and thereby how the event and person interwined in historiography can become the resources for local development.The structure and content of this article made as follows:In Introduction chaper the concerned problem is put foreward to by combing through main theories and early researches.Chapter one begins with an event which is about a film crew ' s visit to Xiangtang; and takes a thick description of the ancestral temple and its re-building at present by the field work. Combining with the diverse pespectives at different histories, the author is trying to reveal the status of the ancestral temple in local social memory at present.Chapter two mainly adresses itself to the changing process in history between late Qing dynasty and the Republic of China. And thereupon reveals the social-political context of changing historical review and its diverse social demands. At the same time, the local encounter of Li Hongzhang Xiangtang would be investigated, as a consequence of the fading from the early glory in late Qing period.Chaper three focuses on the changing view of Li Hongzhang in new China. At this period, the evaluation of Li Hongzhang was completely negative, contrary to the early pespectives. So the ancestral temple underwent corresponding catastraphe, which social and historic context is our topic here.The reconstruction process of Li Hongzhang Xiangtang is mainly discussed in Chapter four. It centers on the background and reason of the act, and represents the local agency against the History narrative. i.e. How can different interests partake in the process in order to satisfy the practical needs?The conclusion part summerises the article as three points: 1) the reification of the symbol and value always come about; 2) History as presentist memory accords with the relevant social needs; memory are collective. 3) the reconstruction of Li Hongzhang Xiangtang shows that the permeation of meaning depends on the nation-state narrative; whether local people and event can become the historical and cultural resources lies upon its relations with the nation-sate narrative.