The history of historiography is a new branch subjec t in the science of history, which appeared in China in the first half of the twentieth century. In the process of its formation and development it has embodied the increasingly self-conscious and self-disciplined characteristics of contemporary historiograp hy in a considerable degree. This paper tries to sort out essential threads of the proce ss and make a preliminary analysis of its developmental features, achievements and theoretical significance on the construction of contemporary historiography.