What does Young China mean?

"Young China Theory" means a tribute to Young China. "Young China" is a famous political essay published by Liang Qichao in the 35th volume of "Qing Yi Bao" when he took refuge in Japan after the failure of the reform movement in January 26, the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1900.2).

With strong patriotic passion, the author refutes the imperialists’ argument that China is the “eldest empire” and praises his ideal of being enterprising, heroic, ever-changing, and “immortal to the heavens”. ”, a young China that “has no borders with its country”.

It ridicules and criticizes the corruption and incompetence, stubborn conservatism and declining feudal autocratic system of the Qing Dynasty that caused the sad reality that China "does everything by people", and vividly depicts the glorious prospects of China in the future.

Characteristics of writing style

This article is one of Liang Qichao's representative works and one of the typical works of "new literary style". The full text is full of strong emotions, free and unrestrained, unbridled, ups and downs, like the Yangtze River, flowing thousands of miles; there are many metaphors in the writing, the arguments are clear and prominent, and the logic is clear.

The author is good at using overlapping and parallel sentence patterns, repeatedly emphasizing the discussion, and making the reasoning clear and thorough, creating a vivid and smooth momentum. Because of his talent, his writing is often emotional and has a unique charm. The writing may be loose or occasional, or literary or white, sometimes mixed with slang, rhymes and foreign languages, making it easy to understand.