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Being Himself Forever:The Life and Mental Process of Chen Duxiu

Luo Zhitian

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Chen Duxiu's life is a legend,full of opposition,intensity,and subversion.The core of his idea is to clear up and reconstruct the relationship between and during the thorough transition from empire to republic,and on that basis develop a modern country.By making a voice of time,he became the center of attention.By caring for the rising group of new youth,he won a large number of followers.Additionally by pioneering the transformations from nation to nationals and from politics to culture,Chen Duxiu,together with Hu Shih,replaced Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao to be the represents of the era.The responsibility of intellectuals changed him from a person who never discussed political affairs to participate in political revolutions,and even claim himself to be a politician for a long time.But in fact politics was not his advantage,and in the lonely later years he eventually returned to the academic circle.

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Chen Duxiu's life is a legend,full of opposition,intensity,and subversion.The core of his idea is to clear up and reconstruct the relationship between and during the thorough transition from empire to republic,and on that basis develop a modern country.By making a voice of time,he became the center of attention.By caring for the rising group of new youth,he won a large number of followers.Additionally by pioneering the transformations from nation to nationals and from politics to culture,Chen Duxiu,together with Hu Shih,replaced Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao to be the represents of the era.The responsibility of intellectuals changed him from a person who never discussed political affairs to participate in political revolutions,and even claim himself to be a politician for a long time.But in fact politics was not his advantage,and in the lonely later years he eventually returned to the academic circle.

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Chen Duxiu's life is a legend,full of opposition,intensity,and subversion.The core of his idea is to clear up and reconstruct the relationship between and during the thorough transition from empire to republic,and on that basis develop a modern country.By making a voice of time,he became the center of attention.By caring for the rising group of new youth,he won a large number of followers.Additionally by pioneering the transformations from nation to nationals and from politics to culture,Chen Duxiu,together with Hu Shih,replaced Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao to be the represents of the era.The responsibility of intellectuals changed him from a person who never discussed political affairs to participate in political revolutions,and even claim himself to be a politician for a long time.But in fact politics was not his advantage,and in the lonely later years he eventually returned to the academic circle.

Key concepts: Politics, Subversion, Opposition (politics), Chen, Empire, Legend, Sociology, Law

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