Abstract: Official historiography was an most important asset of Chinese civilization． And，while there was a monarchy which was based on the principles of Confucianism，official historiography established itself as a separate state institution． That is why its fate was not only a historical issue，but it was also a key to understanding the political practice of Chinese rulers． Of particular interest is official historiography during the late Qing． It has been assumed that by official historiography had achieved its pinnacle in the Qing and afterwards a new doctrine of history appeared to replace it. Nevertheless，reality proves that even during that most complicated period it functioned even more effectively than it had ever before． But the character official historiography experienced significant changes and more attention was focused on the challenges of modernity．

摘要： 官修历史是中华文明最重要的财富，在以儒家思想为统治基础的封建君主制国家里，它被当作特殊的国家制度确定下来。对官修历史发展脉络的特别关注，产生于晚清时期。一般认为，当时发展到顶峰的史馆修史制度，此后将不复存在，取而代之的是崭新的历史学科。而事实证明，在晚清时期，官方修史仍然起着重要的影响，不过，它的面貌发生了变化，其关注的焦点集中在现代性上。