Biography of Gong Zizhen

Author: Chen Ming
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: The Series of Commentaries on Chinese Thinkers. Gong Zizhen was a renowned thinker and litterateur during the Daoguang period of the late Qing Dynasty, as well as a prominent romanticist poet of modern times. With great intellectual courage, he inherited the excellent traditional thoughts of ancient times and, using the subtle yet profound methods of Confucian classics, exposed the corruption and darkness of feudal autocracy, calling for social reform and the adoption of new laws, while promoting the enlightenment of democratic thought, thus opening a new page in the history of modern thought. Based on in-depth research, this book systematically and comprehensively introduces and comments on Gong Zizhen's philosophies, politics, history, economics, ethics, and literary thoughts. It also critiques his poetry, ci, and prose, fully acknowledging his significant position in the history of ancient and modern Chinese thought and literature, and highlights the profound influence of his ideas and creations on modern society. This book embodies the author's insights from years of research on Gong Zizhen and reflects the current level of Gong Zizhen studies in China.