The History Teaching Reference for Middle Schools advocates "living" history education that is not divorced from reality and the masses, and pays attention to the survival, life, development and even creation of "people". It advocates taking the interaction of "inheritance" and "innovation" as an opportunity to deeply understand human cultural heritage, and fully publicize humanistic spirit and scientific ideas, so that the long-neglected "history" can truly reflect its thinking as "the whole world". China Historical Reference advocates the people-oriented educational concept, and advocates that all aspects, means and activities of education, whether teaching, learning, examination, or thinking, form and content, must take the all-round development of people as the ultimate goal. At this fundamental point, the two forms a harmonious and interactive development and keeps pace with the times. Anyone who hinders this goal must be abandoned and eliminated.