China’s Life Story Research Review(1949-2014)

Combining analysis on diachronic level and dissect research methods on synchronic level, by inside and outside provide,integrate point with face,can fully show the overall situation of the research of China’s life story. First according to the quantitative and statistical analysis method, to 1949 to 2014, China’s life story collection, research results list statistics found that the life story of course of study can be summarized as embryonic period, development period and the deepening stage.The embryonic period, although many scholars, less fruits, but has been the beginning of light Zhan, story of high level, research paradigm presented pluralistic. The expansion of the characteristics of the outstanding performance of the top-down and large-scale, in the support of national strength, the collection of the basic coverage of the country. Especially in the eighty’s, the research team and the number of papers is rapidly expanding, but there are also a single research perspective, the level of the collection of the story is not a defect. Since the ninety’s, the introduction of western advanced theory and the reflection on the paradigm of simple text research, the research of life story in China has entered a deepening period. Type research,narrative research and cultural research are the main methods of the study of Chinese life stories. Among them, the type research to explore and research "Trickster Tales" this new type of story that represented, the collected data in this type of story of Mr.Qi Lianxiu, naming and comprehensive research made outstanding contributions.Systematic study on Qiao Nv folktale Kang Li concentrate on behalf of the China’s life story narrative study results, she created "type cluster" concept, the concurrent exhumed from the narrative research oriented culture of the new path. The life story of the concept research highlights two major changes: one is to Qiao ideological significance of female story understanding, believe that the change in resistance strength of the feudal society to realize social approval authority still belongs to the male; the second is the understanding to the folk story ethic by the overstating the subversive power of the orthodox discourse transformation for people to return to the life world, return to the "people orientation".