Sage Salvation,

Huang Zong-xi thought that sages were made in order during qi was changing, so they were merciful and wise. sage spirit existed in human society from begin to end, it always leaded human being to civilization, and maintained human society. Sage spirit was embodied in monarches, they would be sage monarches; sage spirit was embodied in officials, they would be sage officials; sage spirit was embodied in learners, they would create or preserve sage knowledge. Huang Zong-xi believed that sages surpassed monarches, the ideal society would come when a sage became monarch.Huang regarded the sage regime in the remote past as ideal political regime, and the monarches in the late as curse, but he designed his political blueprint under the monarchical regime, thus, Huang's thought neither belongs to the democracy in modern western nor belongs to the thought regarding people as basis in ancient China., it belongs to the thought of sages saving people. He thought that sage spirit always was the core strength in society.Huang Zong-xi insisted that qi dominated li, he did not think that there was prior li between monarches and officials, and monarches should dominate officials. He pointed out that the relationship between monarches and officials was set according to cooperation, the relationship between fathers and sons was set according to blood relationship, thus monarches and officials should be equal on personlity, he opposed regarding monarches and officials as fathers ang sons. Huang Zong-xi advocated that the power of monarches must be restricted, students should supervised the political power, thus what he maintained was the monarchical regime, not the autocratic regime. Huang Zong-xi's political thought has been making general debate since the end of Qing dynasty, the significance of debat already goes beyond how to criticize Huang's thought, the debate reflects indirectly people 's anxiety and comments on the political condition in China.Under the cruel rule of other nations, Huang insisted that the people should resisted the power and cooperate with it to some degree, he opposed to escape the reality, it is a rational chioce.That Huang Zong-xi exposed and criticized the autocrats endangering people has general significance, it makes the oppressed resonant easily. That Huang Zong-xicriticized the greatest rulers has charm forever, and should make positive effect on political reform in present China.