By that time there were already many Chinese students who had received modern education in foreign countries, The first Chinese student to go abroad was Yung who Went to the United States in 1847. 'Through his untiring efforts, the manchu government sent. the' first instalment of Chinese students to America in 1872. Since then the number of Chinere students gain Abroad increased " gradually "an after 1896 many flocked: to: Japaty fo "learn from their victorious enemy.
In the face of a weak and corrupt seoverhment and-of ite detent war and its weak-kneed diplomacy, the idea of revolution rapidly grew in the mind of these, students, "Dr. Son "Yatesen, the father of Chinese' revolution, was the firs start the revolution movement, The essentially democrat, based on the solidarity, vnc an 1885," this movement had we Tights, the happiness of people,
only (a few friends, After the Sino-Japanese War, I. travelled to the South Islands and to America "2. Returning to Europe in. 1906, i'found that the majority of Chi: nese students. in those countries ere in sympathy with our revolu-movement. And going" to that many Chinese from all, provinces and all classes joined us." Finally in 1911, the revolution broke out and over? threw the Manchu dynasty.
The success of the revolution not only showed the strength of the Chinese students. but also foretold many other movements that. they were yet to bring about, A move-iment for intellectual revolution was rife even in the early years of 1 Republic. Peking became the ce tre of that movement and witnessed the. birth of the famous magazine, "La Jeunesse," in 1915, The move: ment first threw a bombshell Confucianism and the family aystem and introduced modern thoughts of the West. The national University of Peking, with Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei fas its Chancellor and many intel-Tectual leaders, such, as Chen Tue hsin andy Shih, in its teaching staff, 4ook the lead' and students all over' the country. Joined with gee enthusiasm. Tu' the, meantime, 1 World War was going on and the belligerents were unveiling one Mr. Hyde, "Western it] seemed, was top-wrote Dr. Ts C. Wang.
ig_students questioned its whole dasis.. Then the World War ended.
'All' China celebrated the Victory of its Allies, The demonetr tion against war by Peking students (November. 30, 1918) was another phase of the youth movement." The Student movement. up to that. ime was more cultural. than political, Tis. most 'Toteworthy accomplish ments weve (0) overcvowing the classical language and. upholding acuity, (6) clisered old Li chiao or Confucianism, Introddeing modern" thoughts' and The answers were: two miles "good deep drains to be cut on each side of the. road and' the orth taken out of such drains Place om the centre of the road: tne then, for ang' god hard ead, I'would suggest the adop-fon of "Macadam's system for That was only 40 years after John London Macadam had introduced his system of road-metalling to the British public, Shanghai was well abreast of affairs even in those days. And the Trustees of the Recreation Fund could teach the Council a thing or two.
The New Consciousness The movement, however, gradual-rected its "force to" political affairs. The students whose consciousness was awakened by the cultural movement, had exhausted their patience in the face of a critical political situation. First of all was. the obnoxious Twenty-'Qne Demands, then President Yuan Shih-kai's coup d'état, General Chang Hsun's attempt to put Pu the ex-emperor, on the throne, and the subsequent civil war between the North and, the South," The ere was the "Military Agreemen betWeen the government and Japan when China joined the Allies. 'The psychological' effect as a result of the prolonged World War and the corrupt Anfu Party which then
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