Shouldering,Independence,Freedom and Creation——Starting with Those People in the Times of Republic of China

Those People in the Times of Republic of China portrays the presidents,professors and other scholars of the older generation of Peking University.This book offers us an opportunity to re-experience the living academic and spiritual tradition of Peking University, even of the circle of the whole Chinese intellectuals so that we can be soberly faced with ourselves and the realities of today's Peking University and the realitics of the circle of the Chinese intellectuals.The learning without conveying life cannot be said to be the learning in the real sense uf the word.The scholars shouldering life are spontaneously possessed of a kind of spirit,an indepcndent,free and creative spirit.Those people in the Republic of China are such kind of scholars.They haveshouldering,independent,free and cucative spirit,which is none other than the Peking University spirit we ane trying to pursue.The present Peking University people should not only shoulder the mission of the Peking University people of the new generation,but also overcome the historically gathered abuses in order to be both far-sighted and down to earth.