Main Characters and Supporting Characters (The Front and Back Stages of the Great Transformation of Modern China)

Author: Fu Guoyong
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: History is a grand stage where the stage, script, and characters are inseparable. Main characters, supporting characters, and the masses depend on, constrain, and shift among each other. This book observes the most typical and influential figures during the second major transformation of modern Chinese society before and after the Xinhai Revolution from a new perspective of "role awareness." Through numerous details behind the scenes, it presents vivid historical scenes and evolutionary trajectories. Due to the author's innovative perspective, extensive research, and rich illustrations, the struggles between the reformist and revolutionary factions during the late Qing and early Republican periods, as well as the competition for revolutionary "orthodoxy" between the Revive China Society and the Tongmenghui, are revealed more authentically. The traditional protagonist, Yuan Shikai, is portrayed vividly as a modern archetype; Liang Qichao's awkward role between advancement and retreat is depicted with precision; Huang Xing and Sun Yat-sen as the best model of supporting and main characters; Song Jiaoren as an outstanding representative of a well-developed sense of role awareness; and Cai E as a radiant figure who competes for character rather than the central role—all are presented vividly to the readers, evoking endless sighs, reflections, and admiration.
History is a grand stage where the stage, script, and characters are inseparable. Main characters, supporting characters, and the masses depend on, constrain, and shift among each other. This book observes the most typical and influential figures during the second major transformation of modern Chinese society before and after the Xinhai Revolution from a new perspective of "role awareness." Through numerous details behind the scenes, it presents vivid historical scenes and evolutionary trajectories. Due to the author's innovative perspective, extensive research, and rich illustrations, the struggles between the reformist and revolutionary factions during the late Qing and early Republican periods, as well as the competition for revolutionary "orthodoxy" between the Revive China Society and the Tongmenghui, are revealed more authentically. The traditional protagonist, Yuan Shikai, is portrayed vividly as a modern archetype; Liang Qichao's awkward role between advancement and retreat is depicted with precision; Huang Xing and Sun Yat-sen as the best model of supporting and main characters; Song Jiaoren as an outstanding representative of a well-developed sense of role awareness; and Cai E as a radiant figure who competes for character rather than the central role—all are presented vividly to the readers, evoking endless sighs, reflections, and admiration.