The Acme of Confucian Thought that the People Are Foundation of Country——A Study of Huang Zongxi’s Political Theory

Huang Zongxi differentiates the state and the monarchy,and definitely argues that that the state is the host and the emperor is the guest,that the state is not the private property of the emperor’s and that the emperor is not the representative of the public.With the ideological view of A public spirit will rule all under the sky,Huang Zongxi gives a profound reflection to the emperor’s responsibility and the liegeman’s principle.The emperor and ministers all should take up the responsibility for the country and the people’s opinions should be the standards for political gains or losses.Huang Zongxi’s political theory reached the high-point of the ancient thought that people are the foundation of the country.