Chinese soldiers

Author: Lei Haizong
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: What is history? It is to record the form and continuity of human society's activities, evaluate its overall achievements, seek causal relationships, and serve as a reference for the activities of modern people. — Liang Qichao Recalling his years at Tsinghua and Peking University, I benefited greatly from Professor Lei's profound thoughts and his deep understanding of the negative aspects of traditional Chinese culture. At that time, my knowledge of Chinese history was limited, but I could already sense that behind Professor Lei's depth lay blood and tears. Only a truly patriotic historian would spare no effort in listing the weaknesses of traditional culture, seeking to explain why China had remained weak for millennia and why the great civilization of China had been partially or completely conquered by barbarian tribes on multiple occasions, and later even bullied by the West and Japan in modern times. — Ho Ping-ti The main part of this book is Lei Haizong's famous and representative works, The Chinese Army and A Culture Without Arms. Research on the Chinese military system has been extensive, but Lei Haizong approached it from a different angle, exploring the spirit of the military in Chinese culture, that is, the history and loss of martial virtue, which revealed many noteworthy characteristics of Chinese culture. Sixty years later, reading it still provokes deep reflection.