Biography of Shen Junru

Author: Zhou Tiandu
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book comprehensively and thoroughly presents Shen Junru's life journey from a feudal scholar-official to a person deeply concerned about the nation, studying the West, and dedicating himself to the Xinhai Revolution. From opposing warlord autocracy and the Beiyang Government's sale of sovereignty to calling for constitutionalism to save the country and education to save the country, to persisting in united resistance against Japan and organizing and leading the Anti-Japanese National Salvation Council; from his relentless efforts to achieve democratic politics to his disillusionment; from supporting the political platform of the Communist Party of China to openly breaking with the Nationalist Government; from opposing civil war to striving for democratic freedom and building a new China. Through the description of Shen Lao, this patriotic elder's personal history, it presents and recalls the modern history of China since the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China from one perspective. "Shen Junru: A Biography" not only showcases Shen Lao's personality but also carries a strong patriotic educational significance.