Huang Xianfan
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Huang Xianfan (November 13, 1899–January 18, 1982) was a famous Chinese historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...

, ethnologist and educator.

A scholar with both ancient and modern knowledge, his work Brief History of Zhuang Nationality
Zhuang studies
Zhuang studies is an interdisciplinary intellectual field concerned with the Zhuang people – their history, anthropology, religion, politics, languages, and literature. The majority of such research is being carried out in the People's Republic of China...

is the first systematic research on the history of Zhuang nationality in China. and his book "Nong Zhi Gao" is the first research on the historical personage of Zhuang nationality in China.

The General History of the Zhuang
General History of the Zhuang
General History of the Zhuang is an academic book which relatively systematic and comprehensive response Zhuang history written by Chinese famous historian Huang Xianfan. The first draft completed in 1981 and after finishing by Huang Xian Fan’s students published by the Guangxi National Press in 1988...

is the first research on the history of Zhuang nationality and The "Bagui School" he created is the first ethnic school in China
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.

He is considered one of the founders of modern Chinese ethnology.

Biography

Huang Xianfan was born on 13 November 1899 from the Qujiu town of Fusui County
Fusui County
Fusui County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Chongzuo City....

, Guangxi
Guangxi
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 province, China
Qing Dynasty
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. His family was of Zhuang nationality. In 1922, he entered Guangxi Third Normal college. In 1926, he entered Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University
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 and was taught by the famous tutor Chen Yuan
Chen Yuan
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 and Qian Xuantong
Qian Xuantong
Qian Xuantong was a Chinese linguist.-Biography:Born in Huzhou, Zhejiang, Qian was named 錢夏錢夏 at birth, and was given the courtesy name Deqian trained in traditional Chinese philology. After receiving his university education in Japan, Qian held a number of teaching positions in mainland China...

. It was there through nine years time he had completed his diploma, bachelor and postgraduate courses. In 1935, he went to Japan
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 and studied at Tokyo Imperial University and was taught by the famous Japanese
Japanese people
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 historian tutors, He Tianqing and Jia Tengfan. In November 1937 he returned to China to teach history as a professor in Guangxi, Sun Yat-sen University
Sun Yat-sen University
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 as well as in Guilin and Guangxi Normal University
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. He was the first university professor of Zhuang nationality in China. During his academic career, he was assigned as a researcher in Guangxi Educational Institute, a dean of the Chinese department, and a curator in Guangxi University
Guangxi University
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. He had also worked as a director of the library in Guangxi Normal University
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.

When the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
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 was founded in 1949, Professor Huang Xianfan was elected as a director of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries in its first congress. He was then the only representative from Guangxi
Guangxi
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 cultural and educational circles.After 1954, he was elected as a representative of the first National People's Congress,a committeeman of Ethnic Affairs Committee of NPC, and a committeeman of International Culture Liaison Committee of CPC. Meanwhile, he had also been elected as a committeeman of the People's Government of Guixi Zhuang Nationnality Autonomous Region and the committeeman of the Council of Guangxi province.

On 1 February 1958, a resolution was made in the fifth session of the first National People's Congress, that Mr. Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong, or Fei Hsiao-Tung was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist...

, Huang Xianfan and Ou Bai Chuan were removed from their memberships of the Ethnic Committee of NPC. He was wrongly designated as the big bourgeois rightists in Chinese
History of China
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 history circles.

In 1979, the Chinese government has corrected all the wrong identities of the so-called bourgeois rightists. Professor Huang Xianfan was then posted as a counselor of Chinese Ethnic Association, an ethnic editor for the Encyclopedia of China
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(Zhōngguó Dà Bǎikē Quánshū), a counselor of Institute for Studies on Chinese
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 Southwest
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 Minorities, and a vice-chairman of institute for studies on Chinese Baiyue Ethnic History. Later on he was elected as a committee member of the fifth congress of CCPPCC, and during this period, he had assisted Chinese government with a lot of corrections for the wrong political cases.

During his lifetime, professor Huang Xianfan had worked in many Universities and taught a lot of students. In his later years, he had founded Li Jiang Sparetime college, and worked as the head of this college. In November 1999, Guangxi Normal University had held a grand forum on professor Huang Xianfan’s hundred years birthday. After the forum, the university edited and published two books——The thesis on the memory of professor Huang Xianfan's hundred years birthday and the introduction on Chinese ancient books—written by professor Huang Xianfan. Now Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...

 Normal University and Guilin
Guilin
Guilin is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of far southern China, sitting on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city...

 high school have established their scholarships in memory of professor Huang Xianfan.

During the Anti-Japanese War

Professor Huang Xianfan formed a group to do ethnographic research in the border region of Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

-Guangxi in August 1943, and worked as the head of this group. Again, in April 1945, as a leader he formed another investigative group to research South Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

 border dwellers. They conducted a lot of academic research in ethnic areas of Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

 and Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...

. By doing this, professor Huang became a pioneer of ethnic residence investigations.

During period of Guangxi University

In June 1951, professor Huang Xianfan joined a central government ethnic mission led by Professor Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong, or Fei Hsiao-Tung was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist...

(Huang was vice leader and in Guangxi sub-group of the middlesouth delegation). They went to Guangxi ethnic areas for condolences and investigations. In March 1952, he went with his students to areas of Duan
Duan
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, Donglan and Nandan
Nandan
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 for investigation. In the summer of this year, they went to Chongzuo
Chongzuo
Chongzuo is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is home to one of China’s largest Zhuang populations.- Geography and climate :...

, Debao, Jingxi and Longluo of Fusui for field investigation. They had collected a lot of historical relics from local headmen, which including materials of Nong Zhigao
Nong Zhigao
Nong Zhigao is a hero admired by the Zhuang people. His father was the head of local Zhuang people. According to the History of the Song Dynasty: Guangyuan Zhou Man Zhuan , as he became an adult he followed his father as the head of local Zhuang people in Quảng Nguyên...

's uprising and the anti-qing dynasty movement led by Wu Lingyun and his son. In June 1953, Huang formed a historical relics investigation group from the cultural education bureau of the People’s Government of Guixi Zhuang Nationality Autonomous Region in Guangxi University. As a leader, he led the group members to Nandan
Nandan
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, Tiane, Hechi
Hechi
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, Luocheng and Yicheng, They visited and investigated Yao, Maonan
Maonan
The Maonan people are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. There are a total of 107,166 Maonan, mostly living northern Guangxi province in southern China....

, Miao
Miao people
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, Zhuang and Mulao
Mulao
The Mulao people are an ethnic group. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. In their name, Mulam, mu6 is a classifier for human beings and lam1 is another form of the name used by the Dong , to whom the Mulam people are ethnically related...

 minorities, and collected many historical relics and materials.

During period of Guangxi Normal University

In March 1954, Professor Huang went to Gui county to make a field investigation and collect Zhuang ethnic's living condition and historical and revolutionary materials of Huang Dingfeng and Taiping rebellions that took place in Gui County.

On 19 April 1954, under the instruction of Peng Zhen
Peng Zhen
Peng Zhen was a leading member of the Communist Party of China.-Biography:Born in Houma , Peng was originally named Fu Maogong....

, a resolution was made at the March 31st's conference, the Ethnic Committee of NPC made a document of primary scheme of investigation and research work on Chinese ethnics social and historical conditions in minorities areas. They decided to form several groups to investigate Chinese ethnics social and historical conditions, Yunnan
Yunnan
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 group was led by Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong, or Fei Hsiao-Tung was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist...

, Liu Guanying, joined by Fang Guoyu. Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

 group led by Xia Kongnong, joined by Yang Xing and Hu Qingjun. North-west group led by Feng Jiasheng, joined by Chen Yongling.Guizhou
Guizhou
' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

 group led by Wu ZeLing,joined by Liang Oudi. Guangdong and Hai Nan group led by Chen Jiawu. Guangxi group led by Huang Xianfan, Mo Qing. Xinjiang
Xinjiang
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 group led by Xinjiang working committee, joined by Li Youyi and Li Youzhai. Nei Meng and North-east group led by Qiu Pu and Weng Dujian. In the same year of August professor Huang took part in forming a group of investigation on Guangxi ethnics social history. He was vice group leader and head of Zhuang ethnic group, responsible for the whole group's academic investigation work. He led the group making a largest and deepest investigation on ethnic history and traditional culture in Guangxi history. They had collected a lot of valuable materials and laid a foundation for further research on Zhuang ethnic social and historical culture. That was a very important beginning for later development of Zhuang ethnic research and establishment of Guangxi institute of ethnic studies. During three periods of ethnic identification work after 1949,professor Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong
Fei Xiaotong, or Fei Hsiao-Tung was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor of sociology and anthropology; he was also noted for his studies in the study of China's ethnic groups as well as a social activist...

, Huang Xianfan, Xia Kangnong and a lot of academic masters and scholars from anthropology and ethnic study circles had made their great contributions. It was upon this research work of national ethnic identification that the State Council could be able to announce there are 56 ethnics in China. This was also a pioneering contribution to Chinese ethnic studies. In the mean time,the world ethnic study circles had noticed this and gave very high comments. This was the reason that ethnic study circles called professor Huang a founder of modern Chinese ethnology.

In July 1978, professor Huang formed a field investigation team and went to Nongzhou, Pingxiang, Ningming and Congzuo district. They collected a lot of valuable historical materials and studied the mountain frescos of Ningming in situ.

In November 1979, Huang led a field investigation team to Baise, Tianyang, Tiandong and Bama districts to investigate and collect historical materials.

In March 1981, he went to Sichuan to attend the first national seminar on cliff coffin and made academic investigation and collect historical materials there.

Historical Notion

Professor Huang Xianfan had always emphasized "the importance of independent academic research",and take pioneering studies,academic freedom as his lifelong aspirations. His academic principle was "keep honest and not obedient to the authorities".He believed that the motto of academic research was "no authorities,no ends,no prohibitions". Prefessor Chen Jisheng pointed out: "The connotation of Prefessor Huang's academic theory was to connect traditional Chinese history studies with western new history theory in order to complement his favorite Puxue of Qing dynasty, Gu Yanwu's historiography thought with modern American Robinson's "New History". Professor Huang had made a great academic contribution to the New H istory's Practice and Construction in China. His academic works are characterised in connecting western theory of evolution with traditional Chinese theory of Seeking Truth and The Past Serve the Present". Prefessor Huang's lifelong pursuit of academic research was Dialectical unity of historical philosophy and historical science.

Professor Huang was consistently critical to the works of Chinese
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 General History that published in twenty-century. He pointed out those works lacking descriptions of Chinese ethnics,as if Chinese general history is Han's general history, in other words, China is Han's country only, and this is completely wrong, its not true. He believed we should totally re-write the works of Chinese General History to get rid of feudal concept of Han chauvinism. He publicly opposed dogmatizing, formulizing and regulating Marxism.

In 1957, Professor Huang advocated a theory of "lacking of slave society", later on, in 1979 he brought forward a famous academic view: "no slave society in Chinese history". His theory was warmly agreed by most scholars from history circles. They called him "leader of Wunu school".

Ethnic Notion

Professor Huang Xianfan had consistently argued against ethnic chauvinism. He believed that crux of the ethnic problems was caused by ethnical inequity, which had a major influence on ethnical conflicts in history. Professor Huang advocated the equality of each ethnic of the world and a "spiritual civilization with scientific attitude" on ethnic studies. By active practice,he became a forerunner of Zhuang studies
Zhuang studies
Zhuang studies is an interdisciplinary intellectual field concerned with the Zhuang people – their history, anthropology, religion, politics, languages, and literature. The majority of such research is being carried out in the People's Republic of China...

 in twenty century. People therefore called him a "father of Zhuang studies
Zhuang studies
Zhuang studies is an interdisciplinary intellectual field concerned with the Zhuang people – their history, anthropology, religion, politics, languages, and literature. The majority of such research is being carried out in the People's Republic of China...

". Based on this, he formed a Huang group of Zhuang studies and the famous Bagui School in Chinese
China
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 history. The Huang group is a pioneering branches of the Chinese Bagui School of ethnology
Ethnology
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.It was formed in the 1950s of the 20th century and active in the contemporary. The Huang group members include Huang Xianfan and his eighteen students, commonly referred to as the Huang Xianfan’s 18 elite disciples. He's these students are professors or researchers work in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, most of whom work in the Guangxi Normal University
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 and Guangxi University for Nationalities.This is an academic group from the Zhuang and Han
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 scholars in combination. Zhuang scholars are Huang Xianfan, Huang Zengqing, Zhang Yiming, Li Guozhu, Su Guanchang, Li Ganfen ,Zhou Zongxian, Qin Suguan, Zhou Zuoqiou, Huang Shaoqing, Huang Weicheng, He Yingde, He Longqun, Yu Shijie,Gong Yonghuei, Qin Deqing and Han scholars are Ou Yang Ruoxiou, Xiao Zechang, Zhou Zuoming in this group. The group members focus on the study of history
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, archeology, culture
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, folklore
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, education
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, literature
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, historical figures, Dulao system and Chieftain
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 system of the Zhuang.As the all members of this group can speak minority languages, therefore, this group attaches great importance to the field survey. This is the significant academic characteristic of this group.

The Bagui School is an academic group of ethnologists that gathered around Huang Xianfan.It emerged as a school at the Guangxi Normal University in China when Huang Xianfan became a committeeman of Ethnic Affairs Committee of NPC and head of group of investigation on Guangxi ethnics social history in the mid-1950s. It is active in the chinese ethnology during the second half of the 20th century and up to present.The Bagui School is the first ethnic school in China. It was particularly dominated by professor Huang Xianfan. Many of its members were Zhuang people who loved and cared about their nationality. Members of the school were all scholars who researched the culture and history of Zhuang nationality in Guangxi, they are all from different universities and ethnic research institutes. As consistently opposed to the ethnical chauvinism, it builds its research on an entirely unconventional framework, which is advocated the equality of each ethnic of China and a'spiritual civilization with scientific attitude' on ethnic studies. Members of the school had a common attitude towards Zhuang nationality.Today, the Bagui school of China continues as a school of Ethnology, have spawned several branch schools which also researched the history of Zhuang nationality.

For this reason,Huang Xianfan was also honored by ethnic academic circles as a leader of Bagui School.

Education Notion

Professor Huang Xianfan started his research on education when he was an assistant director of Institute for Education Studies in Beijing Normal University. He believed that one of the important meaning of education was to mold students healthy personalities,and knowledge-action unity was a base for doing this. In 1981, he had founded Li Jiang Sparetimecollege, and worked as the college's head master. He was then a forerunner of private sponsord high educational institute in China since 1949. In his forty years teaching career, he always observed a principal aim of education for forming nobal personalities. Mr Liang Chen Ye, the former vice chairman of Zhuang Autonomous Region of Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...

 had once commended that "professor Huang Xiafan had devoted his whole life to chinese high education and was a great master of education of his generation. He was very famous in modern Chinese history". People call Professor Huang Xianfan's family a family of educators, for Mr. and Mrs. Huang and most of their children are teaching in schools or universities.

Academic style

Professor Huang Xianfan's academic style had three characteristics:1.Pioneering study on history,2. Multi-evidence method 3.New textual research method. Based on Wang Guowei
Wang Guowei
Wang Guowei , courtesy name Jing'an or Baiyu , was a Chinese scholar, writer and poet...

's dual evidence method, Professor Huang had founded his own unique "tri-evidence method", which is a new academic research method that combines archeological materials(physical goods and character), historical documents, ethnological materials (historical remains and oral historical materials) in his textual research on ancient Chinese history and culture.

Major works

  • Outline of Chinese History. Beijing
    Beijing
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    :Beiping Culture Society, 1932, 1934.
  • Foreign history of high school. Beijing:Beiping Lida Bookstore,1933.
  • Brief Introduction on Tang Dynasty
    Tang Dynasty
    The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

    . Shanghai
    Shanghai
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    Commercial Press
    Commercial Press
    -History:In 1897, 26-year-old Xia Ruifang and three of his friends founded The Commercial Press in Shanghai. The group soon received financial backing and began publishing books. In 1914, Xia attempted to buy out a Japanese company that had invested in the Commercial Press. Four days later he was...

    , 1936. 1937(Reprint).2009(Jilin
    Jilin
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     Publishing Group Reprint).
  • Save Nation Movement of Tai-Xue students in Song Dynasty
    Song Dynasty
    The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

    . Shanghai:Commercial Press, 1936. 1956,1965(Taipei
    Taipei
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    :Wenxing Bookstore Reprint).1996(Shanghai:Shanghai Bookstore Reprint).2009(Jilin Publishing Group Reprint).
  • Speech of Chinese History. Nanning:Guangxi University,1938.
  • Chinese social history in Yin Dynasty. Nanning:Guangxi University,1950.
  • History of China's feudal society. Nanning:Guangxi University,1952.
  • Selected Readings in Chinese history books. Guilin:Guangxi Normal University,1953.
  • Zhuang history of resistance to oppression. Nanning:Guangxi social and historical investigation team,1957.
  • Brief History of the Zhuang
    Zhuang
    The Zhuang are an ethnic group of people who mostly live in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Some also live in the Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and Hunan provinces...

    . Nanning:Guangxi Peoples’s Press, 1957.
  • Establishment of the Soviet regime in Youjiang. Guilin:Guangxi Normal University,1957
  • Survey of the Guangxi Daxin County Zhuang. Nanning:Guangxi social and historical investigation team,1957.
  • On the social and historical survey of Guangxi
    Guangxi
    Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...

     Zhuang
    . Nanning
    Nanning
    Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:...

    :Guangxi, social and historical investigation team,1957.
  • Introduction to classical writings read. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University,1962.
  • Formation of the Han. Guilin:Guangxi Normal University,1976.
  • No Slave Society in Chinese History. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, 1981.
  • Nong Zhigao
    Nong Zhigao
    Nong Zhigao is a hero admired by the Zhuang people. His father was the head of local Zhuang people. According to the History of the Song Dynasty: Guangyuan Zhou Man Zhuan , as he became an adult he followed his father as the head of local Zhuang people in Quảng Nguyên...

    . Nanning: Guangxi Peoples’s Press, 1983. ISBN 11113·41
  • General History of the Zhuang
    General History of the Zhuang
    General History of the Zhuang is an academic book which relatively systematic and comprehensive response Zhuang history written by Chinese famous historian Huang Xianfan. The first draft completed in 1981 and after finishing by Huang Xian Fan’s students published by the Guangxi National Press in 1988...

    . Nanning: Guangxi National Press, 1988. ISBN 7-5363-0422-6/K·13
  • Introduction on Chinese Ancient Books. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, 2004. ISBN 7-5633-4743-7
  • A Critical Biography of Wei Baqun. Guilin: Guangxi Normal University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-7-5633-7656-8

Major Articles

The following are the Articles written by Huang Xianfan.
Year Title Publication Journal No.or Date
1932 Farmers live in Yuan Dynasty Social magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

Vol.4,No.1
1932 Slaves live in Yuan Dynasty Social magazine Vol.4,No.2
1932 Historical review on Northeast Progress monthly Vol.1,No.8
1933 History textbook investigation and criticism of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

's middle school in last three decades
Beijing Normal University monthly No.5
1933 Transfer and shipper in Tang-Song Dynasty Progress monthly Vol.2,No.13
1934 Scheduled castes in Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

Beijing Normal University monthly No.13
1935 Political activity of Tai-Xue students in Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University , colloqiually known as 北师大 or Beishida, is a public research university located in Beijing with strong emphasis on basic disciplines of humanities and sciences...

 monthly
No.1
1936 Northern rebels After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty Sihuo fortnightly Vol.3,No.5
1936 Hebei Shandong rebels in Southern Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

 final phase
Culture-constructing monthly Vol.2,No.5
1936 Oppressed class Hannan peoples in Yuan Dynasty Culture-constructing monthly Vol.2,No.6
1936 Tenant life in Yuan Dynasty Beijing Normal University monthly No.30
1937 A study on the Chinese hair dressing Jingshi fortnightly Vol.1,No.12
1941 Shape and change of the Chinese courtesy Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.3
1941 A study on the evolution of the Chinese etiquette Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.5
1941 No Well-field system in Zhou Dynasty
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...

Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.8
1941 Liberation of the serfs and the awakening of the civilian population in Zhanquo Period Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.9
1941 Changes in ancient and modern of the Chinese sitting custom Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.12,16,18,19,20(Published continuously)
1941 Japanese custom of sitting Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.22,23(Published continuously)
1941 A Study on the India Buddhist custom of sitting Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.26,27(Published continuously)
1941 Mongol strange marriage in Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.29,30(Published continuously)
1941 Strange clothing decoration in Yuan Dynasty Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.30,31,32(Published continuously)
1941 Taoism political revolution in Han Dynasty Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.34
1941 Three changes of academic thinking in Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang...

Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.37
1941 Suiwen emperor in Sui Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
The Sui Dynasty was a powerful, but short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes. It was followed by the Tang Dynasty....

Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.40,41(Published continuously)
1941 Developed manor economy in Zhanquo Period Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.42
1941–1942 A study on the spread of smoking customs Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.43,44,46,48,49,51(Published continuously)
1942 Drinking customs and the origins of the waitress Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.54,55(Published continuously)
1942 Origin and spread of tea drinking customs Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.59,60(Published continuously)
1942 A study on the sweet potato spread Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.60,61(Published continuously)
1942 Five Marquis in chunqiu period do not respect the Zhou king Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.62,63,65(Published continuously)
1942 Changes in ancient and modern of the men and women footwear Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.68,70,71(Published continuously)
1942 A study on the Changes of Chinese clothing Against newspaper,Literature and history Weekly No.71,73,74(Published continuously)
1942 Guangxi female general on Againsting Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese invaders in Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Defence Weekly Vol.2,No.4
1942 War History of Againstting enemies in the Han Defence Weekly Vol.4,No.7,9(Published continuously)
1942 Wu emperor in Han Dynasty to fight for the survival of the Han Defence Weekly Vol.4,No.8
1942 Northern people resistance in Wuhu riots period Defence Weekly Vol.5,No.2,4,5(Published continuously)
1943 A study on the Chinese clothing of men and women Sun Yat-sen University Quarterly Vol.1,No.1
1943 A study on the eating utensils and eating etiquette Sun Yat-sen University Quarterly Vol.1,No.2
1946–1947 Educational visits in mind of the Qiangui border Guangxi Daily Dec.29, 1946. Jan. 11,25,1947(Published continuously)
1947 Social democracy in Qiangui border Guangxi Daily Jan.27
1948 The awakening and equality of the civilian population in chunqiu-Zhanquo Period Guangxi University Journal Vol.1,No.1
1955 China's ancient history stages should be re-assessed Guangxi Normal University
Guangxi Normal University
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Oct.3
1956 Zhuang peoples of the Taiping Rebellion Revolution Guangming Daily
Guangming Daily (China)
The Guangming Daily was launched on June 16, 1949 by the China Democratic League, and is a nationwide comprehensive newspaper based in Beijing. Its sponsorship was shifted to various democratic parties in China and the China Federation of Industry and Commerce in 1953...

May.10
1957 About Zhuangge Guangxi Daily Feb.10
1957 Situation of the historical distribution in Guangxi Zhuang Guangxi Daily Apr.19
1962 It is a just war that Nong Zhigao uprising against the Song Guangxi Daily Apr.2
1962 Chieftain system in western Guangxi History Science Symposium Proceedings of the Zhuang and Yao
Yao people
The Yao nationality is a government classification for various minorities in China. They form one of the 55 ethnic minority groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, where they reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south...

Vol.1
1963 Zhuang female general Wasi led the army against Japanese invaders The inaugural meeting of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Historical Society Proceedings
1963 Earliest castles in Guangxi Guangxi Daily June.4
1979 A study on the no Slave Society in Chinese History Guangxi Normal University Journal No.2,3
1980 Ancient Guangxi peoples Guilin Daily Aug.10
1980 Evolution of the Zhuang name Guilin Daily Aug.27
1981 Inner Mongolia is China's territory since the Qin and Han Guangxi Normal University Journal No.2
1981 Zhuang leader Nong Zhigao in uprising and its impact History of Chinese ethnic relations Academic Symposium Proceedings
1981 A study on the Zhuang another name Wu Hu Studies Reference of Ethnics in Guangxi Vol.1
1982 On the differences and similarities between Baiyue and Baipu Ideological front No.2
1983 Guangxi Ningming Huashan fresco and burial caves Study of Ethnics in Southwest Sichuan National Press
1985 On the Dong Son drums making and pattern Academic Forum No.9
1985 A new study on the Dong Son drums and and itspattern Studies Reference of Ethnics in Guangxi Vol.5
2007 Building of the Chinese life science Social Science in Guangxi No.9
2007 Some experiences reviewsand and the ponder that I investigate and study nearly 40 years to the nationality Study of Ethnics in Guangxi Phase.3,4(Published continuously)
2008 On the origin and evolution of the West Ethnic words Social Science in Guangxi No.1-9
2008 Thirteen years through thick and thin Affection of the Guangxi University
Guangxi University
Guangxi University is a provincial university, located in Nanning, capital of Guangxi, China. It is also commonly abbreviated as .-History:Guangxi University was established in October 1928...

Guangxi Art Press

  • Data source:Huang Xianfan. Introduction on Chinese Ancient Books. Guilin:Guangxi Normal University Press, 2004.p. 560-567(works and articles catalog).
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