The Islamic Studies in China: Research in the Field of History

A history of the Islamic studies in China, not only includes studies on world Islam, it also includes research on Islam and Muslims in China. Before the Reform and Opening Up, China did not achieve much in this field, since then, the research field of Islam and Muslim in China has been expanding and the results have been published, forming a new trend. In this field, scholars such as JinYijiu, Li Xinghua, Qin Huibin, Zhou Guoli, ShaQiuzhen, Zhou Xiefan, Wu Yungui, and Yang Huaizhong have made the most outstanding achievements. Especially in the collation of reference books and historical materials, in the past 20 years, The Encyclopedia of the history of Islam, The Chinese Encyclopedia of Islam have emerged, and the Chinese and World Encyclopedia of Islamic Lawand other important historical books have been published. This paper focuses on the field of historical research and divided into academic research history at home and abroad, which is discussed from several fields such as general history, special history, national history, and regional history.