Program of Symposium on Chinese Historiography

The Present and Future of Chinese Historiography

The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences / The Association of Chinese Historians /
The International Committee of Historical Sciences

September 16, 2007
Lecture Hall, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), 5 Jianguomennei Avenue, Beijing

Inauguration

Opening remarks: Professor Li Wenhai, President of the Association of Chinese Historians
Welcome address: Leng Rong, Executive Vice-President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Welcome address: Professor José Luis Peset, President of the International Committee of Historical Sciences

General introduction

Zhang Haipeng: Contemporary Historiography of China

Session I: The Ancient History of China

Chen Xingcan, Archeological Discoveries in the PRC and Their Contributions to the Understanding of Chinese History
Bu Xianqun, Some Features of Contemporary Research on Ancient Chinese History

Session II: Modern Chinese History

Wang Chaoguang, The Research of Republican Chinese History in Recent Years
Zhang Xingxing, Current Status of the People’s Republic of China History Studies
Xiong Yuezhi, An Overview of the Chinese Urban History Studies (1986-2006)

Session III: China and the World

Li Bozhong, Retrospect and Prospect: the Rise of China’s Economic Historiography
Chen Qineng, The Development of World History Studies in China in Recent Years: A Survey
Xu Lan, A Survey of Chinese Research on World War II (text unavailable)

Additional texts

Niu Dyong and Xu Lan, International Historical Studies in PRC during the Post-WWII Period: New Perspectives and Limitation
Ma Dazheng, Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronology Project and the Project to Re-Compile Qin History