Research On Mu Shouqi And The Brief History Of Gansu-Ningxia-Qinghai

Mu Shouqi,one of the famous scholars in Gansu Province in modern times,was born in a family of farming and studying,and later received traditional academy education.He had a lot of experience in Confucian classics and history.His life went through the social revolution,and he was active in the political arena of Gansu Province in the early Republic of China,making friends with many social celebrities.Then he studied the local historical events and works in Northwest China from the perspective of teaching and learning.Mu Shouqi's The Brief History of Gansu-Ningxia-Qinghai is a general history of Northwest China.It has a complete style and a wide range of categories.It pays attention to military affairs of past dynasties and also integrates all kinds of western scientific knowledge newly introduced in modern times.It provides detailed reference materials for scholars who study Northwest China.The completion of The Brief History of Gansu-Ningxia-Qinghai is not only the result of national policy orientation,but also the accumulation of Mu Shouqi's profound knowledge and family heritage.The whole book is divided into two parts: the regular volume and the auxiliary volume.The main style of the regular volume is chronological chronicle,while the style of the auxiliary volume is chronicle-based and final-based.The content of the book is characterized by a brief history and a detailed present.It pays attention to recording the military affairs of the Northwest region in China,investigating the ethnic composition of Gansu,Ningxia and Qinghai,and comprehensively investigating the social panorama of the region.In the macro historical description,the whole book implies the author's realistic concern,which is mainly manifested in the security and defense of the Northwest frontier,the complex ethnic issues in the northwest and the livelihood of the people.And it refers to abundant literature,records detailed investigation materials and collects precious archival documents.It has very important academic value in the history of political and military system,finance and taxation,religion,nationality,architecture and folk songs.