Biography of Hong Xiuquan -- Chinese Thinkers Biography Series

Author: Cui Zhiqing, Hu Chenyou
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Hong Xiuquan was an outstanding leader of the early modern peasant movement in China and a rare thinker of peasant movement in Chinese history. His life was full of hardships and legends; his thoughts were rich, complex, and underwent dramatic changes, attracting significant attention from academia. Hong Renkan was a key leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in its later stages and an early designer of modernization plans for China. His thoughts have become a hot topic of study in academia. This book draws on the rich achievements of previous research, guided by historical materialism, and employs methods such as empirical research and structural-functional analysis to deeply examine the fundamental aspects and variations of the thought structures of Hong Xiuquan and Hong Renkan, explore the complex driving forces behind their intellectual evolution, and elaborate on the diverse functions of their ideas in different historical periods of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, as well as assess their profound historical impact. This represents a pioneering exploration in academia, and we welcome criticism and corrections from readers.