The Wen/Zhi Conception of Gongyang School and the Reform Thoughts in the Late Qing Dynasty

The thoughts of the reform in the late Qing Dynasty originated in Gongyang School.Kang Youwei made an overall explanation on Confucius Reform of Gongyang School,and developed a system of Confucian classics studies which was well embodied with political significance and provided a theoretical basis for his reform advocation.This article begins from the Wen/Zhi conception of Gongyang School,on one hand,clarifies the thoughts of Confucius Reform inherited in the Confucianism and some misunderstandings of the later-coming scholars.And on the other hand,the authors find that Kang Youwei discovered new connotation for Wen/Zhi conception with a purpose of showing a new Westernizing direction for China.He also provided legitimated argument for concrete steps of this approach.