对中国近代以来历史断限问题的回顾与思考

Retrospection and Reflection upon the Problem of Periodic History in China's Modern Times

从中国特殊的历史社会形态出发,在坚持把马克思主义的社会形态理论和社会性质作为历史断限标准的同时,兼顾英文"moderntimes"所表述的时间概念,1840年至1949年中国历史的最佳称谓选择是"中国近代史"。中国近代史是半殖民地半封建社会在中国发生、形成、衰落和转变的历史。1949年至今的中国历史称之为"中国当代史"。中国当代史是新民主主义社会向社会主义社会过渡和社会主义在中国得到确立、发展以及走向辉煌的历史。

In line with the China's unique historical social pattern and adherence to Marxist social formation and social nature as the criterion of periodic demarcation and taking the English 'modern times' as the time concept, Chinese history from 1840 to 1949 can be best called 'Chinese modern history'. Chinese modern history was the period in which the semi-colonialist and semi-feudalist occurred, came into being, declined and transformed in China. The present history from 1949 in China can be called Chinese contemporary history, in which the new democratic society transited to the socialist society and the socialism was established, developed and prospered in China.