五四时期新历史考证学的实绩和特点

The Features and Achievements of the New Historical Textual Study in the Period of the May 4th Movement

新历史考证学在五四时期开始兴起。在新史料与新方法的支持下,古史考证率先取得了重要成果。新历史考证学在民族史、宗教史、历史地理学、科学史等研究领域均有明显进展。新历史考证学表现出了诸多新特点,其实绩为20世纪新史学建设打下了坚实的基础,应当被视为中国史学科学化进程中的重要组成部分。

The new historical textual study arose in the period of the May 4th Movement. Thanks to the new historical materials and the new methods, it made great achievements in the new textual research on ancient Chinese history for the first time. In addition, it also made considerable headway in many other research branches including the history of nation, the history of religion, the history of science and the historical geography. The new historical textual study, which bore many new features, laid a solid foundation on the new historiography of the 20th century and should be regarded as an important component during the process of sciencization of the Chinese historiography.