The initiator of New History Liang Qichao proposed to introduce the theory of evolution as a measurement tool of Chinese historyAs a consequence，revolutionary history and the narration of modernization have been treated in the views of European history，though they are apparently different in many aspectsSome recent Chinese studies in the United States emphasized that there might be clues of modernization in China before the impact from the westThe theory of “early modern” somehow carried on western standardActually，there was an active tradition inside Chinese historyLooking into it provides us possibility to rebuild Chinese humanities