A Review Of Liang Qichao's Biograpies

Liang Qichao wrote a large number of biographies of people in the three periods of the period of Reformation,the period of traveling to Japan,and the period of the Republic of China."Li Hongzhang Biography" is one of the representative works.Liang Qichao used Li Hongzhang as the representative to show the history of the late Qing Dynasty forty years.The article embodies Liang Qichao's “People as the representative of the times” writing purpose,and shows the three military,foreign affairs,and diplomatic affairs of the late Qing through the narrative of his life The memorabilia of the aspect is different from that of old history,which portrays history as a "portrait of a character",which can be regarded as the embodiment of its new historiography thought in the biography of characters.The expression form of "Li Hongzhang Zhuan" is presented in a genre combining chapter style and chronicle style,with "preface","introduction" and "conclusion",which shows the difference from "old Chinese style" and opens The precedent of Chinese modern criticism.There are also innovations in the characteristics of the writing,which are mainly reflected in two aspects: first,the method of "lifting weight and lightness",choosing the official document that best reflects Li Hongzhang's foreign affairs activities and "very complicated relationship" with Li Hongzhang A group of figures from the Hunan Army described the history of China 's diplomatic relations in the late Qing Dynasty and displayed the “situation at that time”.Second,the evaluation method of comparing the world with the ancients and the present and the ancients and the moderns.The Liangs stood in the process of Chinese history to recognize Li Hongzhang 's historical status,and judged Li Hongzhang 's merits and demerits by comparing the Chinese and Western methods.The impact of the activity has given Li Hongzhang a more objective and comprehensive evaluation.The writing intention and characteristics of "Li Hongzhang Biography" are not only widely used in Liang's later biographies,but also played an important role in the formation of Liang Qichao's character research methods,and Liang Qichao's writing methods used in this biography are mostly for later scholars.Li Hongzhang used it as a reference in his biography,making this biography a representative of Liang Qichao's biographical works.