Research Of Gu Jiegang's Historiography Criticism

Gu Jiegang is a well-know modern Chinese historian.He is best known for the hypothesis “the ancient history is drawn out section by section ” and the publication of Gushi Bian.His contributions of historiography are multifaceted,Many researchers have studied his historical theory and achieved fruitful academic results.However,there are only a few academic results are from the perspective of historiography criticism.The idea of historiography criticism for Gu Jiegang is appear in the publications of Gushi Bian,Contemporary Chinese Historiography,Introduction to Chinese history,and Reading Notes of Gu Jiegang etc.His historiography criticism is not only inspired by Liu Zhiji,Zhang Xuecheng et al,but also influenced by Zhang Taiyan,Hu Shi,Qian Xuantong et al.Gu Jiegang's historiography criticism is a manifestation of his historiography consciousness,it is reflected in his many works,embodied in his historiography monographs and articles,and also contained in his letters,diaries,reading notes.Those substantial contents are full of his academic courage of ”create another atmosphere of discussion” and the theoretical construction Awareness of “build through destruction”.Gu Jiegang's historiography criticism has distinctive theoretical character,such as the innovative spirit of break the traditional beliefs and not afraid of loneliness;the critical attitude of “direct record to seek truth”;the new horizons in cognizance of historical materials;the rational attitude of criticizing the traditional historiography;the sustained attention and careful evaluation to historical materialism.Gu Jiegang's historiography criticism is not only an intrinsic motive for his success in history,but also a positive influence in the development of history at that time and later time.