The "historical revolution" took place at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. We can discuss the inevitable reasons from both subjective and objective aspects. The introduction of bourgeois historiography into China and its impact on the feudal historiography tradition in China are objective reasons. With the slogan of "historical revolution", it can be seen that it is closely related to the task of saving the nation from extinction. The historical revolution ended the monopoly of feudal historiography in the field of historiography, and opened up the road of bourgeois new historiography in China. The representatives of new historiography are Liang Qichao and Wang Guowei. We can list their achievements in new historiography.
His masterpiece contributed to Liang Qichao's General History of China. In modern China, he was the first person to break feudal historiography and advocate "historical revolution". Lay the theoretical foundation of new historiography; Emphasize that the study of history should explore the law of historical development; Introducing Darwinian evolution into historical research. Wang Guowei, the new historiography, is another representative of the new historiography in Song and Yuan Dynasties. His contribution lies in studying history with the new historiography theory. Brilliant achievements have been made in many aspects of historiography; A pioneering study of zaju in feudal society. Xia Cengyou's "The Latest Middle School Textbook History of China" was later renamed "The Ancient History of China", which was one of the earliest works on the general history of China written from the bourgeois point of view.