At the beginning of the last century, the history of China changed dramatically: the Qing Dynasty declined and eventually overthrew, and the Republic of China was established, but it was in chaos; Yuan dictatorship, warlord melee, the Great Revolution, the whole country * * * for the male, until the next eight years of anti-Japanese war, three years of civil war.
China has experienced a hundred years of alternation and bloodshed, and the whole nation is facing an unprecedented crisis because of poverty and weakness. However, this is also an era of outstanding people: the decadent Chinese culture under the suppression of the ruling class and external blockade, washed away by the European style and beautiful rain, has generated a brand-new vitality, and bred a large number of "masters" who still feel lofty mountains even today.
This book is the first part of the trilogy of Du Nan, which focuses on the historical events of Peking University and Tsinghua teachers and students moving south and preparing for the National Southwest Associated University after the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, and vividly reproduces the ideological course and emotional experience of intellectual elites in the fields of literature and history from Liang Qichao, Wang Guowei and Mei Yiqi to Chen Yinque, Hu Shi, Liang Sicheng and Lin. Although "Du Nan" is the main line, the author does not stick to it, but jumps out of a single point to scan his own life experience, which provides extremely rich reference materials outside the text.
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Looking at history from another angle, crossing the south and returning to the north are not enough to describe these bright pearls scattered in the long river of history with greatness.
It is the belief of that generation, deeply touched by leisurely thoughts. At that time, no one wanted to stay abroad for a long time, and no one wanted to have such a dream at all. The returnees at that time were very different from the new generation of "sea turtles" decades later. In the dream of returnees, they had the desire to become academic masters, but they did not pursue big officials or millionaires.
My heart is full of ideals and ambitions of saving the country and rejuvenating the country through science. When they choose a career after returning to China, no one will consider such issues as region, salary and professional title. The noble character of that generation of intellectuals who returned from studying abroad awakened the lost soul.
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