Early_life Liang_Qichao



liang qichao in youth


liang passed xiucai (秀才) degree provincial examination @ age of 11. in 1884, undertook arduous task of studying traditional governmental exams. @ age of 16, passed juren (舉人) second level provincial exams , youngest successful candidate @ time.


in 1890, liang failed in jinshi (進士) degree national examinations in beijing , never earned higher degree. took exams along kang youwei, famous chinese scholar , reformist. according 1 popular narrative of liang s failure pass jinshi, examiner determined flunk kang heterodox challenge existing institutions, since exams anonymous, presume exam unorthodox views kang s. instead, kang disguised himself writing examination essay espousing traditionalist ideas , passed exam while liang s paper assumed kang s , picked out failed.


inspired book short account of maritime circuit, liang became extremely interested in western ideologies. after returning home, liang went on study kang youwei, teaching @ wanmu caotang (萬木草堂) in guangzhou. kang s teachings foreign affairs fuelled liang s interest in reforming china.


in 1895, liang went capital beijing again kang national examination. during examination, leader of gongche shangshu movement. after failing pass examination second time, stayed in beijing kang publish domestic , foreign information. helped organise society national strengthening (強學會), liang served secretary. time, enlisted governor of hunan, chen baozhen edit reform-friendly publications, such hunan daily (xiangbao 湘報) , hunan journal (xiang xuebao 湘學報).








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