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While teaching the histories of the Ming and Qing dynasties, Meng Sen (1869–1937), developed three textbooks in the 1930s:Lecture Notes on the Ming History(明史讲义 Mingshi jiangyi),Lecture Notes on the Qing History(清史讲义 Qingshi jiangyi), andLecture Notes on the History of the Founding of the Manchu State(满洲开国史讲义 Manzhou kaiguo shi jiangyi). In these book titles, the term “history” refers specifically to “standard history.” In tracing Meng Sen’s original intention in producing these textbooks, all three works suggest the author’s desire to write history. He wroteLecture Notes on the Ming Historyto prepare a future revision of theHistory of the Ming(明史 Mingshi); similarly he wroteLecture Notes on the Qing HistoryandLecture Notes on the History of the Founding of the Manchu Statewith the intention to revise theDraft History of the Qing(清史稿 Qingshi gao). Meng Sen summarized Sima Guang’s (司马光, 1019–86) view of history as “imitating the good and avoiding the bad,” which he believed represented the “essential meaning of history.” Meng followed Sima Guang’s model in compiling theLecture Notes on the Ming HistoryandLecture Notes on the Qing History,as shown in their style and format. By comparison, his writing of theLecture Notes on the History of the Founding of the Manchu Stateattempted to merge the traditional annals–biographic style with narrative history from the West, or to pour old wine into a new bottle. Meng Sen presented his innovative efforts at Peking University, introducing young scholars to standards for history writing, and doing his utmost to guide and encourage his students; some of whom became noted scholars in the study of Ming and Qing histories. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]