Ancient Historical Texts. Ming and Qing Volume (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Institute of History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Features: Over ten years ago, our institute invited colleagues to select three papers each and compile them into a collection as an academic archive. However, due to the limitations of the time, the project was not published. This year, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of our institute's establishment, we reduced the scale of selection and invited colleagues to compile this collection once again. On one hand, it serves to celebrate the anniversary; on the other hand, it allows us to glimpse the academic pursuit of several generations of scholars for their pragmatic and rigorous approach.
The authors of this collection are all researchers and associate researchers from our institute. Active and retired colleagues selected one paper each, while deceased teachers were assisted by relevant experts to select one paper as well, totaling 180 papers. However, due to various constraints, except for a few teachers, the length of the papers is within 10,000 words. Therefore, some excellent papers with slightly longer lengths were not included, and they cannot fully represent the works of our colleagues. Additionally, some researchers were unable to submit their papers on time due to various reasons, and as the publication is imminent, we had to make some sacrifices.
The papers included in this collection span from the pre-Qin period to the Ming and Qing dynasties, generally categorized by historical periods. They are divided into four volumes: the Pre-Qin Volume, the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties Volume, the Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties Volume, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties Volume. Some comprehensive topics that cannot be confined to specific dynasties are grouped under a general category and placed at the beginning of the volumes.
Historical research is a rigorous and creative endeavor, demanding that every word be supported by evidence and every sentence have a source. The discipline's inherent characteristics dictate that historical research must start from historical materials, rely on solid academic accumulation, and be grounded in practicality and truth, without any trace of falsification or exaggeration.
Historical research is also a part of the great cause of building socialism with Chinese characteristics. The mission of academia and the responsibility of society require historians to stand with the times, serve the people, and adhere to using Marxist perspectives, viewpoints, and methods to guide our academic practice. Our research findings must respect history and be based on pragmatism.
The 50 years of the Institute of History have been a process of arduous struggle. Over the past half century, generations of historians have worked tirelessly here, silently dedicating themselves to the academic cause of the nation and its people. In the future, we will continue as always, using our creative labor to contribute to the theoretical innovation of Marxism in China, to the further development and prosperity of philosophy and social sciences in our country, and to the great cause of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects for the Chinese nation. We will keep learning, keep contributing, and keep contributing.