Wang Guowei
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Wang Guowei or Wang Kuo-wei, courtesy name Jing'an or Boyu, was a Chinese historian and poet. A versatile scholar, he made important contributions to the studies of ancient history, epigraphy, philolo
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The monument of Wang Guowei at Tsinghua University
Chen Yinke
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Chen Yinke, or Chen Yinque, was a Chinese historian. One of the most original and respected scholars in twentieth-century China, Chen was elected to the first cohort of Academia Sinica academicians in
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…professor by the Tsinghua University, where he was known as one of the "Four Great Tutors," along with the prominent Chinese scholars Liang Qichao, Chen Yinke, and Y. R. Chao. Utilitarianism and 'Life-ism' (the continuous expansion and preservation of life) were advocated by Liang Qichao and Yan Fu, but drew…
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Tomb of Chen Yinke and his wife at Mount Lu
The Monument of Wang Guowei, text written by Chen Yinke including "thoughts of freedom, spirits of independence"