A Study On Chinese History In The Japanese Yamakawa Edition Textbook Of "Detailed World History B"

From the perspective of cultural inheritance,textbooks,as an officially selected medium,not only reflect the spiritual influence of a country on the next generation,but also reflect a country's understanding of other countries.Among the textbooks published by many Japanese publishing houses,the Yamakawa edition of "Detailed World History B" is a representative high school history textbook with a large amount of use in Japan,but there is little research on it in domestic academic circles at present.There are the basic methods to study this textbook to analyze the institutional background of this textbook,show the appearance of the text of its Chinese history content,and reveal the structural characteristics of its Chinese history content and the reference significance for the compilation of Chinese history textbooks.The current textbooks in Japan adopt the national examination and approval system,and their contents are based on the "Essentials of Learning Guidance" issued by the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology-Japan.The compilation of this textbook integrates a variety of historical views and has a strong sense of the world.When introducing the content of Chinese history,it has a clear tendency of detailed ancient and brief modern,especially highlighting the relationship between China and Japan from ancient times to the present.Although most of the content can describe the historical facts objectively,there are still some problems in the expression of some specific languages,and more emphasis on the depiction of China's negative image,which is actually not conducive to the correct understanding of China by Japanese young students.The structure of this textbook can be divided into two parts:text system and text assistant system.The text system includes four parts:introductory text,basic text,exploratory text and concluding text.Their contents are mostly combined with the knowledge of geography knowledge.In terms of language expression,it mostly adopts flat and straightforward expression,and the narrative style is very concise.The text assistant system includes three aspects:annotation,appendix and chart data.Annotation and chart data are in various forms,and the appendix system is rich in content.It pays attention to the investigation of students' concept of time and space.From the perspective of the content of Chinese history in this textbook,the compilation of Chinese high school history textbooks should consider the integration and coexistence of multiple historical views,strengthen interdisciplinary learning,highlight the importance of world history curriculum,and set up necessary introductory courses before class,which is of great significance to improve the compilation quality of Chinese history textbooks.