中国社会经济史研究,第一代以陶希圣、陈登原先生等为代表,第二代以何炳棣、吴承明、先师傅衣凌先生等为代表。何炳棣先生是中国社会经济史研究的奠基者之一,他也是迄今为止唯一担任过美国亚洲研究学会会长的华裔学者,其成就有目共睹,其学术道路也启人深思。正如张国刚先生所言 China’s social and economic history research, the first generation to Tao Xi Sheng, Mr. Chen Dengyuan as the representative, the second generation to He Bingdi, Wu Chengming, the first division Mr. Yi Ling as the representative. Mr. He Bingdi is one of the founders of the study of social and economic history in China. He is also the only scholar of Chinese descent who has served as the president of the Asian Institute of Asian Studies so far. His achievements are obvious to all and his academic path is full of enlightenment. As Mr. Zhang Guogang said