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A Study Of The Thought Of Liang Qichao’s Letters To Home

Posted on:2022-09-28Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:R R LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2505306542971579Subject:Chinese history
Abstract/Summary:
"Liang Qichao’s family letters" include the letters written by Liang Qichao to his children’s close relatives from 1898 to 1928,which is a true portrayal of Liang Qichao’s daily education to his children“ Liang Qichao’s "family letter" has a wide range of contents,such as the guidance of interpersonal relationship and family affairs,the teaching of self-cultivation and morality,the way of Jingbang Weiguo,etc.Through family letters,we can not only trace the growth process of Liang Qichao’s children,but also witness the evolution of social ideology and culture in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.The full text is divided into five chapters.The first chapter analyzes the formation background of Liang Qichao’s family letter thought from three aspects: childhood living environment,strict family education and the influence of Western learning.The second,third and fourth chapter summarizes and analyzes the main ideas of "Liang Qichao’s family letters" : the self-cultivation and life-style thoughts with the core of "people must really have patriotism","choosing friends is the most important thing","thinking of repaying the kindness of society";The idea of filial piety and family management is based on the principles of abiding by filial piety,advocating freedom of marriage,advocating the family style of the poor and paying attention to family management;This paper analyzes the relationship between children’s growth and intellectual personality from two aspects: paying attention to the way of learning and developing sound personality.The fifth chapter discusses the historical influence of "Liang Qichao’s family letters".On the one hand,it expounds the influence on Liang’s family from the effect of children’s education;on the other hand,it expounds the influence of Liang Qichao’s family letters on the transformation of traditional family culture,the decline of familism and the change of educational concept."Liang Qichao’s family letter" shows Liang Qichao’s spiritual world and the changes of the times in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.Through the family letters,we can see Liang Qichao’s thought tendency of blending Chinese and western,connecting ancient and modern,and the modern transformation of Chinese traditional family culture,and experience the reform and innovation of ethics and morality in the period of social change in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Keywords/Search Tags:Liang Qichao, Letters to family, Family tradition, Late Qing Dynasty and Republic of China
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