Biography of Kang Youwei

Author: Ma Honglin
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book conducts a multi-faceted panoramic study of Kang Youwei, a prominent Chinese reform thinker. With an advanced Chinese figure learning from the West as a coordinate and a democrat as the guiding direction, it reveals the subject's inner journey and analyzes the characteristics of his thought. Traditional Chinese culture is the foundation of his nation, while the world's outstanding cultures are its evergreen branches. Transforming Chinese society and reconstructing the cultural value system are the fruits of his thought. His creative and innovative ideas, such as the "New Learning of Pseudo Classics," "Reforming the Old by Emulating the Past," the "Three Ages of the Confucianist School," "Virtual Monarchy and Republic," "Material Seeking for National Strength," and the "Great Learning Theory," not only stirred the vibrant reformist in modern Chinese history but also led traditional Chinese culture toward modernity and the world. Kang Youwei's thought belongs not only to China but also to all of humanity.