Wandering World Wonder: Su Hongming's Foreign Language Collection

Author: Gu Hongming
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: Gu Hongming himself is an elegy for a bygone era. His dissatisfaction with the real Chinese people and his admiration for the ideal Chinese form a stark contrast and dominate his entire life. His dedication, his innocent heart, like a bright moon, evokes reflection and sorrow! This book collects three foreign language manuscripts and two Chinese works by the eccentric genius Gu Hongming from the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The book elaborates on major historical events in modern Chinese history that the author experienced, such as the Taiping Rebellion, the Boxer Uprising, the Hundred Days' Reform of the Wuxu Reform, and the "Boxer Rebellion" during the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion. It promotes the value of Chinese civilization, explores the spirit of Chinese culture, reveals the flaws of Western civilization, and criticizes the arrogance of Western powers. It provides a unique perspective for the study of Sino-Western cultural relations and can be considered a rare treatise for mutual appreciation.