Du Zhongyuan’s National Salvation Thought Research

Du Zhongyuan(1898-1944)was a prominent industrialist,social activist,and educator during the period of the democratic revolution in China.He was a renowned patriotic democrat and a close friend who shared weal and woe with the Communist Party of China.Du Zhongyuan devoted his whole life to the cause of resisting Japan and saving the nation,and he sacrificed his life to achieve national liberation,independence,and unification.Du Zhongyuan’s thoughts of saving the nation were conceived in the unique historical context of China’s national democratic revolution.Du Zhongyuan’s thoughts of saving the nation sprouted in the era of domestic strife and foreign aggression in China,developed in the tide of resistance against Japan,and matured under the guidance of the Communist Party of China.Born and raised in Northeast China,which was deeply invaded and oppressed by imperialist countries even before the September 18th Incident,Du Zhongyuan had a sense of anti-imperialism and patriotism from an early age,and he made up his mind to sacrifice himself for the country.With the development and deepening of his practice of saving the nation,Du Zhongyuan successively formed thoughts of saving the nation by industry,culture,anti-Japanese,and education.Tempered by the times,Du Zhongyuan’s patriotic thoughts exhibited the following characteristics: fitting the needs of The Times,presenting diversity;His thoughts constantly sublimated,reflecting the progressive;combining patriotism and loyalty to the Party.When salvation overtaked enlightenment as the overriding task of The Times,advanced Chinese people fearlessly explored the path of saving the nation and the people.In this historical context,Du Zhongyuan’s thoughts of saving the nation were of great significance.His thoughts of saving the nation through industry,culture,anti-Japanese,and education not only enriched the content of the thought of saving the nation by industry,stimulated the patriotic enthusiasm of the masses,Promoted the formation of the anti-Japanese national united front,but also deepened the connotation of the thought of educational national salvation.Although Du Zhongyuan’s thoughts of saving the nation were in line with the requirements of the times,they also had certain limitations due to the influence of social trends,class limitation and personal factors.Learning and researching Du Zhongyuan’s thoughts of saving the nation is of great significance for China today.In the new era,China should focus on economic construction and develop modern industry;To cultivate young people’s patriotic feelings,enhance their mission and responsibility;To consolidate and develop the broadest possible patriotic united front;To build a strong country in education and train talents for modernization.