Ge Kun Hua Collection

Author: Zhang Hongsheng
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book consists of four parts: "Poetry Collection of Life Hall" written by Gou Kunhua, "Collection of Life" compiled by Gou Kunhua, "Chinese in English" written by Gou Kunhua, and poems and essays written by Gou Kunhua during his travels in the United States. It also includes letters related to the establishment of the Chinese Professorship Lecture at Harvard University, the contract signed between Harvard University and Gou Kunhua, reports about Gou Kunhua from Boston newspapers, other records, and an overview of the founding of the Harvard-Yenching Institute. The book introduces Gou Kunhua, the first Chinese teacher sent to a Western university. Over a hundred years ago, Gou Kunhua brought the ancient Chinese civilization and its values to the United States, providing an alternative value reference for the rapidly developing capitalist civilization.