Spirit of the Chinese People

Author: Gu Hongming
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Gu Hongming, a famous cultural oddity in modern China, was well-versed in Western studies and proficient in the languages of nearly ten countries. His English proficiency was praised by Sun Yat-sen and Lin Yutang as "China's greatest." However, he was incredibly conservative in his thinking (for example, advocating the preservation of foot-binding, queues, concubinage, and the imperial system). Throughout his life, he wrote books in English to uphold the dignity of Chinese traditions and promote the value of Confucian culture, which had a widespread impact in the Western world. The Spirit of the Chinese People, also known as The Great Principles of Spring and Autumn or The Essence of China, is Gu Hongming's most influential English representative work and has been translated into multiple languages, including German, French, and Japanese. This is the Chinese translation of the book.