<<——Preamble——>>
He is known as "the first person to study Qing history", and has worked hard in the field of Chinese historical research for decades with "diligence, pain, happiness, and fascination".
This is known as the "giant of historiography" is the famous Dai Yi, who is an important member of the mainland's historical research and has his own unique views on Qing history.
"Qing history is the rule of my philosophy, the support of my spirit, and the peace of life."
However, before the end of January this year, this "historical giant" left us forever. His departure will be a huge loss to the study of Chinese historiography.
However, the "hard work and joy of learning" he left behind is our precious wealth.
What does his departure mean for Chinese historiography?
What inspiration does his "hard work and joy fan" bring to us for the way of learning?
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources, and the relevant sources are detailed at the end of the article.
<<·——百岁人生就此终结——·>>
In the minds of historians, the "mystery of the Sphinx" is the answer they pursue in their ultimate life, and Dai Lao is also one of them.
Why is China's road to modernization full of thorns? Could it be that we in China cannot find a swift and smooth way out?
These unknown mysteries have plagued countless historical researchers, and perhaps Dai Lao's departure can solve this mystery from a bird's-eye view.
The times are developing, and the people are calling. Dai Lao, who once lamented that "individual life has a limited vision of history and the future", once took the unsolved mystery and forged ahead to find the answer.
"I do not agree with the principle that 'historical materials are historiography', and I advocate that they should be applied to the world", "the causes of history are the fruits of reality", and "historiography is not the study of countermeasures......
These sonorous and powerful words are engraved in everyone's heart, because this word is Dai Lao's confidence, and perhaps it is also the secret of success.
But the reality is not like this, Dai Yi personally staged a "love" with "Qing History", which has become a regret in his life.
Dai Yi studied historical research hard, which confirmed Li Bai's sentence "The high mountains are safe and can be looked upon, and this is in vain." With his persistent and dedicated spirit, he completed the historiographical mission of compiling the "History of the Qing Dynasty", and supported the reputation of "Qing History Master" with his life's work.
However, Dai Yi should have reached the age of enjoying Qingfu, but he still resolutely chose his historical research career, and finally made achievements, but they disappeared like fireworks before he had time to appreciate them.
On January 24, at the age of 98, the historical giant passed away, fulfilling the wish of this life, and the mystery will finally be solved, and he will leave with peace of mind! It also drew a successful end to his 100-year-old life.
<< · - History from childhood: villains book to peek into the big world - >>
Do you still remember the "head of the book collection", Qu Qijia, the owner of the Iron Qin and Bronze Sword Building? And this person is Dai Yi's grandfather.
Why do the two people, who are grandfathers and grandsons, have completely different surnames?
That's a long story......
In 1936, the place where the grandfather and grandson lived happened to be the former residence of Qian Qianyi, a literary master in the early Qing Dynasty, and this holy place of humanities laid a solid foundation for him.
It is said that the two have a grandson relationship, but in fact the two have no actual blood relationship. But even if there is no blood relationship, Qu Qijia still loves Dai Yi very much, and even teaches him.
This "grandson" has been closest to books since he was a child, and the children on the street all use money to buy food, but he is the only one who takes the money to rent books on the street, and he has to study famous books since he was a child! Sure enough, he is not an ordinary little person!
This also made the old man feel ecstatic, and vigorously supported his grandson to further his studies, and also gave his grandson the opportunity to read the most precious rare books of the Song and Yuan dynasties in the library.
Dai Yi was so happy that he was finally able to read books freely! He sat in the library all day and read rare books of the Song and Yuan dynasties.
However, he had just lived a leisurely and elegant life, but the gunfire of the Japanese army broke all this beautiful everything.
When the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1938, Dai Yi's family fled to Shanghai, and Fang Jue had a long way to go.
During the Anti-Japanese War, many schools in Shanghai began to move to the mainland, and looking for a high-grade liberal arts college was to find a needle in the sea.
Even if you go to a liberal arts school, you will face unemployment after graduation. He loved history since he was a child, so he had to choose the railway management major of "Shanghai Jiaotong University".
But this was not enough to satisfy his strong desire for history, he only wanted to apply for the Department of History, so he began to work hard, went through twists and turns to be admitted to Peking University, and began a life of hard study.
When Dai Yi came to the reading room of the campus library of Peking University, his eyes lit up and he was intoxicated by the ocean of knowledge. Here, famous professors such as Hu Shi and Shen Congwen give lectures to everyone, and such a strong learning atmosphere makes Dai Yi amazed!
Even so, in the era at that time, the hearts of students were still focused on the fate of the country and the nation. So in the summer of 1947, a wave of patriotic democracy was launched.
In August 1948, Dai Yi was wanted for participating in the student movement, and the principal, Hu Shi, saw his daily efforts and immediately wrote to the president to ask for his release.
Sure enough, being famous is different! He was successfully released in just over two hours, and fled Beijing under the security cover of the party organization and went to the liberated areas.
Although Dai Yi fled and interrupted his academic career at Peking University, he continued to move forward with the belief that "patriotism swelled in the flames of the Anti-Japanese War, and a brief history of romance expressed the protection of the national situation".
<<·——三落三起为修史——·>>
The dark clouds of war in his youth could not be dispersed in Dai Yi's heart for a long time.
Once, he read a book on the history of the Liberation War and was deeply inspired to write for the history of the country. At the age of 23, he collected a large amount of information and wrote eight 40,000-word "Romances of the History of China's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" day and night.
From "918" to "77 Incident", the book is full of boiling patriotic enthusiasm, profoundly expresses the feelings of family and country, becomes famous in one fell swoop, and starts an academic career.
Marxism guides the future for the soul. In 1956, while teaching at the Chinese People's University, Dai Yi began to write the Manuscript of Modern Chinese History.
After two years of crazy pen work, the first volume was finally officially published by the People's Publishing House in 1958.
So far, this masterpiece that has established its academic status has used Marxist theory to guide historical research, and has also won high praise from many historians.
Professor Luo Ming believes that Dai Yi is deeply knowledgeable and knowledgeable.
Professor Wang Junyi believes that the biggest uniqueness of Dai Yi lies in two connections: one is the vertical connection between ancient and modern times, and the other is the horizontal connection between China and the world, and his broad academic vision is admirable.
Professor Huang Aiping believes that Dai Yi's successful transformation from tradition to modernity is beyond the reach of future generations because of the accumulation of traditional knowledge and the application of Marxist methodology.
He does not read for the sake of reading, but uses the past to learn the present, so that we can better observe the development of society in the future vision.
In 2002, at the age of 72, Dai Yi continued to take on the important task of compiling the History of the Qing Dynasty. In the process of compilation, he attached great importance to cultivating young and middle-aged talents to support the sustainable development of Qing history research.
In 2018, the "Dai Yi Anthology", which collects Dai Yi's academic achievements, was published, and the Chinese People's University gave him high praise as "everyone of the country".
With the world in mind, the South China Sea issue is in his heart, in addition to academic attainments, what is more valuable is Dai Yi's feelings of cherishing his family and country.
In the 60s of the 20th century, he wrote a book on the Sino-Russian Nebuchu Treaty, which provided a historical basis for China; South China Sea Arbitration Case", he specially set up the South China Sea chapter to explain the history of the South China Sea; He was extremely rigorous in his research on the historical facts of the signing of the treaty, showing a great concern for the country's territory.
However, in his later years, he did not dare to stop for a moment, and he was the historian who was worried about the country and the people and had the world in mind.
He deliberately added the "ocean chapter" to the "History of the Qing Dynasty", which he devoted all his efforts to, so that the historical cornerstone of the Qing Dynasty's national cultural policy can also be excavated in the current "Belt and Road".
<<·——Conclusion——·>>
Dai Yi's life was not all smooth sailing. In a special historical period, he suffered injustice, but he never gave up his love and pursuit of history.
He firmly believes that history is a mirror that allows us to better understand ourselves and the world.
No matter what difficulties and setbacks we encounter, as long as we stick to our beliefs and continue to work hard, we will definitely be able to realize our life value.
His life experience makes us understand a truth: the value of life is not how much wealth and status we have, but how much we contribute to society.
Let's learn from Mr. Dai Yi, stick to our beliefs, and work hard to realize our life value!
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Dai Yi, a leading figure in Chinese Qing history, passed away China Political Treasury 2024-01-24
The death of Dai Yi, a master of Qing history, was summed up as the way of learning with "diligence, hardship, happiness, and fascination" The Paper News 2024-01-24
Farewell!National Treasure-level Master Passed Away!Jimu News 2024-01-25
Historian Dai Yi passed away Xinhua News Agency New Media 2024-01-25