Works of Tao Xingzhi. Volume 2

Author: Tao Xingzhi
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Tao Xingzhi was a great social reformer and a pioneer in promoting modernization in China in the 20th century. He insisted on advancing the continuous progress of modernization through the living education that keeps pace with the times. He loved the people, devoted himself wholeheartedly, combined manual and mental work, and dared to innovate. His contributions and achievements to the motherland and humanity were multifaceted. From the Collected Works, it can be seen that he covered a wide range of fields, such as political systems, economic development, social ethics, international exchanges, science popularization, ethnic unity, religious beliefs, the promotion of new characters, environmental protection, and family planning, all of which he discussed incisively. Tao Xingzhi was also a great people's poet, and his popularization of poetry "pioneered a new trend." The Collected Works includes over 800 of his poems, though not all have been collected. Of course, what stands out most is the life education theory he founded. The well-known concepts of "life as education," "society as a school," and "teaching, learning, and doing in unison," as well as the universal education, lifelong education, creative education, and democratic education he advocated, along with his lofty teacherly virtues, are so closely aligned with the reality and future direction of our country. The Collected Works of Tao Xingzhi consists of 12 volumes. Volumes 1 to 4 are [Writings]; Volume 5 is [Teaching Materials]; Volume 6 is [English Writings and Translations]; Volume 7 is [Poetry]; Volume 8 is [Letters]; Volume 9 is [Index of Names in Letters]; Volume 10 is divided into [Administrative Memoranda, Part 1 and Part 2]; Volumes 11 to 12 are [Supplements I and II]. This volume includes Tao Xingzhi's self-edited collections Teaching, Learning, and Doing in Unison - Discussion Collection and The Free Talk of a Kitchen Hand, as well as his writings from 1925 to 1931, totaling 201 pieces, along with 49 appendices.