General Introduction to Academic Studies in the Qing Dynasty -- Century Library

Author: Liang Qichao
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Liang Qichao (1873-1929), styled Zhuoru, styled Ren Gong, also known as Yinbingzi, Aishike, Yinbing Shuren, and Ziyouzhai Zhuren, was from Xinhui, Guangdong. He was a renowned modern Chinese political activist, enlightenment thinker, bourgeois propagandist, educator, historian, and litterateur. At the age of seventeen, he passed the imperial examination and later joined his teacher Kang Youwei in participating in the Hundred Days' Reform. After its failure, he fled to Japan, where he founded the magazine "Xin Xue" and maintained close ties with revolutionary figures such as Sun Yat-sen. Upon returning to China, he organized the Progressive Party to advocate for constitutionalism. After 1920, he withdrew from politics and taught at Tsinghua and Nankai Universities, dedicating himself to writing. Throughout his life, he completed over twelve million words, covering all fields of social sciences. The comprehensive collection "Yinbing Shuren Heji" edited by Lin Zhijun in 1932 is considered the most complete compilation of his works. For biographical materials, the "Liang Qichao Nianshu Changbian" compiled by Ding Wenjiang and Zhao Feng is the most extensive. For over seventy years since its publication, this book has attracted generations of young scholars, becoming an essential introductory text for understanding the academic and cultural history of the Qing Dynasty. Among scholars, its value has continuously been highlighted, making it a classic masterpiece in the study of Qing history. This re-publication features a comprehensive annotation by the renowned scholar Zhu Weizheng, who provides a detailed bibliography of the book and writes a 20,000-word preface to assist beginners.