Abstract: Based on the background of big data, this paper starts with the changes of digital humanities development and its connotation under the new digital environment, and analyzes the transformation of humanities research in digital humanities. The thinking mode of big data provides new ideas and methods for humanities research. The digital humanities studies in the humanities have presented new features, such as wide horizon, quantification, interdisciplinarization, integration and multi-dimensional analysis, which have brought a variety of thinking modes and research perspectives, such as wide horizon, long time, and large space. It has formed a new paradigm for digital humanities research in the era of big data. Integration and fusion of digital data and computer analysis have become two important components of digital humanities studies.

Key words: Big data, Humanities research, Digital humanities