A Study On The Writing Of National Heroes By Historians During The Anti-Japanese War

Chinese historiography has made great achievements in the course of thousands of years’ development,and its research paradigm is adapted to the politics and culture of the era.With the development of society,the contents,methods and purposes of historiography research are constantly changing,showing different purports.After the outbreak of the September 18 th Incident,the Chinese nation is facing a deep and huge national crisis,many domestic historians have changed their purport of governing history,emphasized the "practical" function of historiography,and written a unique history of Anti Japanese war.Under the special era background,historians wrote the advanced nature of Chinese culture and the aggression of Japanese fascists,which reflected the historians’ national feelings.China is a multi-ethnic country with a long history.In the process of continuous development,the Chinese nation has emerged many national heroes who resist foreign aggression and safeguard their national sovereignty and territorial integrity.The noble spirit of national heroes is commemorated and praised by later generations.In different periods,different classes have different construction orientations to national heroes.Modern China is an era of heroes in large numbers,and also an era of great reliance on heroes.National heroes are not only the mass entities in historical events,but also the multiple constructions of historians based on realistic needs and historical memory.This concept has the compound connotation and the open edge.During the Anti Japanese War,with the deepening of the deep and huge national crisis,national heroes were endowed with new connotation.Under the promotion of the government,all walks of life actively promoted the noble spirit of national heroes and shaped their positive image.In this context,the domestic scholars of historiography have felt the difficulties of the times,and have launched a lot of discussions around the national heroes in history.Historians of all schools of thought write the historical deeds and spiritual undertakings of national heroes in historical works,historical papers and historical scripts,so as to provide spiritual impetus for the cultivation of national spirit and the promotion of national unity.In addition,different historians are influenced by the purport of governing history,personal emotion,political position and so on.There are differences in the writing ofnational heroes.The history of Anti Japanese War originated from the specific realistic environment and historical conditions.National heroes are not only the historical resources for cultivating national spirit and arousing patriotism,but also the important objects of historical research.It is the need of the times and the result of historical development for historians to write national heroes.Therefore,the writing of national heroes by historians has both social and academic values,which is conducive to the cultivation of national spirit,the popularization of historical knowledge and the promotion of national unity.This is not only a political phenomenon but also a cultural phenomenon.It shows the two-way interaction between the national hero as a memory and the historical events of the Anti Japanese War,as well as the multiple aspects of the national hero as a concept in the Anti Japanese War cultural ideological trend.