Research On Liu Shipei’s Nationalism

From the end of the 19 th century to the beginning of the 20 th century,China was in danger of being divided up by Western imperialist powers.The ethnic crisis in China was deepening.The influx of western democratic thoughts caused Chinese intellectuals to rethink the relationship between traditional culture and the destiny of the Chinese nation.The Nationalist faction,which advocated the " Carry forward National Essence",came into being,and its representative Liu Shipei attempted to revive the ancient culture and preserve the National Essence to achieve the revolutionary purpose of inheriting Chinese culture and saving the nation.The reason why Liu Shipei’s nationalist thought can be produced depends on many important historical factors.These historical factors include the following aspects: First,the political factors of social unrest in the late Qing Dynasty,the political corruption of the late Qing government,and the aggression of imperialist countries.China In a state of national peril,the bourgeoisie advocated the use of revolutionary means to overthrow the social factors governed by the Qing government.The second is the cultural factors that Western culture has an advantage over traditional culture.The impact and influence of European style and beauty on Chinese culture has brought crisis to traditional culture.At the same time,the national crisis caused by cultural crisis cannot be ignored.As a scholar of Confucian classics,Liu Shipei attempted Respond to cultural crisis and national crisis through revival of ancient studies.Third,social evolution,democratic revolutionary thoughts,the "popular Racial revival" thoughts,and nationalist thoughts are the ideological factors that influence the formation of Liu Shipei’s nationalist thoughts.The fourth is Liu Shipei’s personal background in Confucian classics.Liu Shipei is from the Confucian classics family and is proficient in classics.He has a profound knowledge of classics.Under the influence of this series of factors,Liu Shipei’s nationalist thought includes two main aspects: one is the revival of "national studies".Nationalist factions such as Liu Shipei believe that the success of the Western Revolution lies in the Italian Renaissance.He explained the necessity of reviving the Chinese Studies from the aspects of reviving the ancient scriptures,reinterpreting the Confucianism,and denying Confucianism.The second is to preserve the national quintessence and revive the Han nationality.Liu Shipei strictly Insist on the "Huaxia discrimination" and expounds the superiority of Han culture from cultural identity to national identity.He also hopes to find the basis of political revolution from ancient "good law and good intentions."Liu Shipei’s nationalist ideology has had an important impact on both modern ideological culture and political revolution.First,his academic writings are equal,and he has combined the theory of evolution with sociology,and has contributed toacademic studies such as Chinese history,literature,and academic history..Second,Liu Shipei advocated the revival of the ancient scriptures,preserved the quintessence of Confucianism,criticized Confucianism as a solitary respect,and put forward the "six classics are all history" to promote the reinterpretation of Confucianism,promote the revival of Confucianism,strengthen self-confidence,and inspire the national spirit.The third is that Liu Shipei’s nationalist ideology has the characteristics of the intersection of China and the West,which not only retains the traditional Chinese culture,but also enlightens the acceptance of Western culture.Fourthly,Liu Shipei propagated the "replenishment of Han Revitalization" and wrote "The Book of Seals" to express his determination to "eliminate the Qing court and restore the Han nationality",which played a political role in propagating the revolution to a certain extent during the revolution.However,we must realize that Liu Shipei’s national outlook has the limitations of narrow nationalism,which should be criticized.