Author ｜
Xue Song
Abstract ｜
The construction of modern knowledge genealogy by the reading of western knowledge in the late Qing Dynasty, had affected the Chinese intellectuals' vision of their knowledge, and their values. They sought the similarities between the East and the West, and put forward a new way to sinicize the western knowledge by analogy. The concept “Renaissance” was initially introduced to China by missionaries, and its Chinese translation of “Guxue Fuxing” 古學復興 was coined by Ma Junwu, Yan Fu and Liang Qichao, reflecting the scholars’ interests in restoring ancient ways. As a “standard scientific term,” “Renaissance” was included in the dictionary, which represents the establishment of its Chinese translation and the conceptual change of Yan Fu. After their European tour, based on the speech of Amédée Britsch, both Jiang Fangzhen and Liang Qichao had elaborated on the “Chinese Renaissance.” Hu Shi’s participation and Zhang Junmai’s response to the debate, reflected their long-term academic interaction,
keywords ｜
the Learning on Western Knowledge, the Renaissance, the Restoration of Qing Scholarism, Liang Qichao, Hu Shi