The Discussion On Historical Achievements Of Li Zegang

Li Zegang(1892-1977),a famous historian in the modern history of Anhui.one of the founders of the study of local history in anhui and one of the scholars who used the historical materialism to study history in anhui.He has made outstanding achievements in the study of ancient history and totem system,the collection of historical materials,the compilation of historical books,the thought of historical education and the study of anhui local history.for a long time,the historians have questioned whether china experienced the totem system stage in ancient times.In view of this,Li zegang combined western totem theory with ancient china history to demonstrate the evolution process of clan society and confirm“she”(?)and“xing”(?)in clan society.It is a form of totem and also completely outlined the outline of an ancient history.In the 1920 s and 1930 s,due to the introduction of historical materialism and some western historiography theory,historiography circle has the upsurge of studying historiography.under the impetus of the study of historical theory,Li zegang initially formed the idea of the history books and form about how to collect historical materials,identify historical materials and engaged in writing,which provides a theoretical paradigm of the compilation of anhui history and laid a foundation for further enriching the study on anhui local history.the paper intends to discuss the historical contributions form the relationship between ancient myths and totems,the application of historical materialism in the study of ancient history,historical compilation thoughts the thought of historiography the compilation of anhui local history and the study of anhui local figures.