中央民族大学历史系教授李松茂著《回族史指南》一书，是中国社会科学院中国边疆史地研究中心组织编写的“中国边疆·民族历史研究指南丛书”的一种。关于编写该丛书的宗旨，其主编在其序中说：“历史证明，中国边疆与中华民族休戚与共，相系始终，可谓二位一体。因此，把... Li Song-mao, a professor of history at the Central University for Nationalities, published a book entitled “Guidelines for the History of the Hui People” and is one of a series of “Guidebooks for the Study of the History of China’s Frontier and Nationality” organized by the China Border and Historical and Geographic Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Regarding the purpose of compiling this series, its editor-in-chief said in his preface: "History proves that the Chinese frontier and the Chinese nation live in solidarity with each other and with each other forever, and can be described as a two-in-one.