Rong Hong's Memoirs: My Life in China and the United States

Author: Yung Wing
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is the autobiography "My Life in China and America" written in English by Yung Wing in 1901, translated into Chinese by Yun Tieqiao and Xu Fengshi, titled "Westward Journey of Learning Eastward." It was first published by the Commercial Press in 1915. More than a hundred years ago, H.N. Share of England commented on Yung Wing: "A country that can produce such individuals will surely achieve great things, and its future will not be humble." Zhong Shuhe said: "Yung Wing, with his spirit and contributions, paved the way for 'Western Learning Spreading Eastward,' and at the same time, he established a reputation for Chinese people abroad." This book summarizes the author's six decades of experiences and holds an internationally recognized important position in the history of "Western Learning Spreading Eastward," as well as in the history of Sino-American cultural exchange. It is a must-read for the lives of Chinese students and a book worth eternal recommendation and permanent preservation. The process of China's modernization is inseparable from the study of Chinese people in the West. He once served as the Vice Minister of the Qing government in the United States, Spain, and Peru. In 1898, he participated in the "Hundred Days' Reform," fled to Shanghai after its failure, and in 1900, he attended the Zhangyuan Conference organized by Tang Caichang in Shanghai (referred to as the "Chinese National Assembly"), where he was elected as the president and was later hunted down by the Qing government. He escaped to Hong Kong, went to the United States again, and in 1910, he invited Sun Yat-sen to the United States to discuss and expressed his support for the revolution. A person who loved his country all his life was forced to "travel far to a foreign land" and was buried at the ends of the earth—a personal tragedy, as well as a tragedy of his time.
Recommended for the following groups to read this book:
Those currently studying abroad or preparing to study abroad,
University students and middle school students,
Scholars of Sino-Western cultural exchange history,
Researchers of Sino-American relations,
All experts in cultural history and educational history,
Those who are determined to "seek the welfare of China."