But the night owl here wants to ask such a question. I don't know if you have ever thought about it, that is, "can you guarantee that your way of looking at history is correct?" The meaning of night owl is very short. After all, the world outlook determines methodology. If a person's way of looking at history is wrong, then what he has learned from history is likely to be far from the right path. Just like eating our food in China with a western knife and fork, he can't taste its original flavor after all.
Today I recommend sharing a book to help us solve this problem. The name is Three History. This is a book that teaches us how to look at history. The author's name is Yan Gengwang, who grew up in the Republic of China and became famous after the founding of the People's Republic of China. He can be said to be one of the most accomplished students of Mr. Qian Mu, the academic leader of the Republic of China.
All the methods of studying history mentioned by Yan Gengwang in his book are the crystallization of his experience in studying history for most of his life. He is mellow and authentic. Mr. Yan is modest, kind and rigorous in his studies. He considers himself a "strong and pure scholar". Yu Yingshi also said that Mr. Yan Gengwang was a "person who devoted his life to learning". Books written by historians with such works are still worth reading.