Box Office Revenue for a Century

Author: Cheng Xinguo
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Publish Date: 2005-08-09
Features: Many students who went abroad for studies during the early 20th century due to the "Boxer Incident" later became outstanding, leading, or highly influential figures in various fields of natural and humanities sciences in China, playing an immeasurable role in the comprehensive integration of China's science, education, culture, and world trends. This book is a long-form documentary report that provides a comprehensive and all-around examination and description of this study-abroad activity and the student group. The Boxer Indemnity was a massive indemnity imposed on China by foreign powers after the "Boxer Incident" in the early 20th century. Due to the so-called "refunds" by countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, it led to a special study-abroad program and the corresponding student group that lasted nearly half a century. Many of them later became outstanding, leading, or highly influential figures in various fields of natural and humanities sciences in China, playing an immeasurable role in the comprehensive integration of China's science, education, culture, and world trends. This book is a long-form documentary report that provides a comprehensive and all-around consideration and description of the aforementioned study-abroad activity and the student group.