The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences released "History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty": The Great Unification of the Qing Dynasty is an inevitable result of the evolution of Chinese history. Research Institute | History | History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences organized a monthly press conference on major achievements in Beijing yesterday, launching the first batch of major projects and the final results of the National Social Science Foundation project after the establishment of the Chinese Academy of History - "History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty".
The History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty is edited by Xing Guangcheng and Li Dalong, with a total of 1.1 million words. It consists of 13 chapters, main references, a chronology of major events in the history of national unification in the Qing Dynasty, and postscript. The whole book starts from the perspective of "national unity", fully absorbing the latest achievements of Qing history research, and based on rich historical materials, systematically elaborates on the process of achieving, consolidating, and maintaining national unity in the Qing Dynasty from different dimensions such as time, space, and system. The book also comprehensively discusses the historical facts of the Qing Dynasty's governance of border areas from the perspective of consolidating and maintaining unity, presenting the overall picture of national unity in the Qing Dynasty. At the same time, it outlines the process of the Qing Dynasty's control of border areas and objectively evaluates its gains and losses.
China is a multi-ethnic country that has not maintained a unified state for a long time since ancient times, but has been formed through the alternation of unity and division. "During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a clear trend of integration between the Central Plains and the border areas not only in politics, but also in economy and culture, making national unity not only a political necessity, but also an inevitable result of economic and cultural development. The Great Unification of the Qing Dynasty was actually an inevitable product of thousands of years of Chinese social and historical trends, and an inevitable result of the evolution of Chinese history." Xing Guangcheng, one of the editors in chief of "History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty" and director and member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' China Border Research Institute, introduced.
The study of "The History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty" suggests that the idea of "Great Unification" is an important political and humanistic concept of excellent traditional Chinese culture. In the process of Chinese history, the Chinese nation has always regarded "great unity" as an extremely important value principle, regarded as the "constant scripture of heaven and earth, and the universal meaning of ancient and modern times.". The indivisibility of national territory is an important cultural imprint left by China's excellent traditional culture. In the new era, the concept of "great unity" still has historical value. In the construction of border areas, it should be creatively transformed into an important ideological concept to maintain national unity. From the perspective of the humanistic concept of "great unity", we can better understand the principle that "unity is a historical trend".
Xing Guangcheng pointed out that patriotism is an extremely precious core value of excellent traditional Chinese culture. National unity is an extremely profound historical condensation of China's excellent traditional culture, and an important feature of China's excellent traditional culture. Cultural identity is an extremely distinctive historical feature of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and it is the deepest level of identity of the Chinese national community.
Gao Peiyong, Vice President, Party Member, and Member of the Academic Department of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, stated that "The History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty" is a masterpiece that studies the history of national unity from the perspective of "national unity". China, a multi-ethnic country, has a long history and was jointly created by numerous ethnic groups that have thrived on the land of China. The Qing Dynasty further consolidated the unified pattern of a multi-ethnic country in China, marking the period of consolidation of its territory. The "History of National Unification in the Qing Dynasty" interprets the history of the formation and development of a unified multi-ethnic country in the Qing Dynasty, which has important academic value and practical significance.
