康大寿从小的理想是当作家，然而他最终选择了研究史学且以研究中国近代史和中外关系见长，跟他的人生经历不无关系。他１６岁时上山下乡，２４岁开始在煤矿摸爬滚打，而立之年才进入四川师范学院（原南充师院）历史系读书，之后留校任教。与共和国同龄的康大寿在经历了年少时 Kang Daishou’s childhood ideal was a writer, however, he eventually chose to study history and studied Chinese modern history and the growth of Sino-foreign relations. It was not unrelated to his life experiences. When he was 16 years old, he went up to the countryside to work in the mountains and started foraging into the coal mines at the age of 24 years old. He entered the history department of Sichuan Teachers College (formerly Nanchong Teachers College) to study at the age of 24 before leaving for school. Kang Taishou, who lives in the same age as the Republic, experienced an early age