中国史学家开始明确主张使用西方术语讲述自身历史是源自于梁启超先生。梁先生从以下三个方面奠定了中国史西学化表述的基础。首先,梁启超认为,中国史学不应该延续以往“有朝廷不知有国家”的宫廷秘闻式写作,而应把它视为唤起大众民族主义热情的工具。在他看来:“今日欧洲民 Chinese historians began to clearly assert that using Western terms to describe their own history originated from Mr. Liang Qichao. Mr. Leung laid the foundation for the formulation of the Western history of China in the following three aspects. First of all, Liang Qichao believes that Chinese historiography should not continue the court’s secret writing in the past, but should be regarded as a tool to arouse the enthusiasm of popular nationalism. In his opinion: ”European people today