tailieunhanh - The Awakening of China

China is the theatre of the greatest movement now taking place on the face of the globe. In comparison with it, the agitation in Russia shrinks to insignificance; for it is not political, but social. Its object is not a changed dynasty, nor a revolution in the form of government; but, with higher aim and deeper motive, it promises nothing short of the complete renovation of the oldest, most populous, and most conservative of empires. Is there a people in either hemisphere that can afford to look on with indifference? When, some thirty years ago, Japan adopted the outward forms of Western civilisation, her action. | The Awakening of China 1 The Awakening of China The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Awakening of China by . Martin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Awakening of China Author . Martin Release Date February 21 2005 EBook 15125 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE AWAKENING OF CHINA Produced by Robert J. Hall. The Awakening of China By W. A. P. MARTIN . Formerly President of the Chinese Imperial University Author of A Cycle of Cathay The Siege in Peking The Lore of Cathay etc. Page v PREFACE China is the theatre of the greatest movement now taking place on the face of the globe. In comparison with it the agitation in Russia shrinks to insignificance for it is not political but social. Its object is not a changed dynasty nor a revolution in the form of government but with higher aim and deeper motive it promises nothing short of the complete renovation of the oldest most populous and most conservative of empires. Is there a people in either hemisphere that can afford to look on with indifference When some thirty years ago Japan adopted the outward forms of Western civilisation her action was regarded by many as a stage trick--a sort of travesty employed for a temporary purpose. But what do they think now when they see cabinets and chambers of commerce compelled to reckon with the British of the North Pacific The awakening of Japan s huge neighbour promises to yield results equally startling and on a vastly extended scale. Political agitation whether periodic like the tides or unforeseen like the hurricane is in general superficial and temporary but the social movement in China has its origin in subterranean forces such as raise continents from the bosom of the deep. To explain

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