Liang Ch'i-ch'ao (1873-1929) was a Chinese intellectual and political reformer and one of the most influential popularizers of Western ideas in modern China. Liang Ch'i-ch'ao was born on Feb. 23, 1873, in southern China near the city of Canton. His...

(1873–1929), Chinese scholar and essayist. Liang Qichao was a reform-minded Chinese scholar and essayist who rose to prominence following the humiliating defeat of China in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895). In 1898, he was among the...

Liang Qichao (Chinese: 梁啟超, Liáng Qǐchāo; Courtesy: Zhuoru, 卓如; Pseudonym: Rengong, 任公) (February 23 1873–January 19 1929) was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), who...

THE ROLE OF JAPAN IN LIANG QICHAO'S INTRODUCTION OF MODERN WESTERN CIVILIZATION TO CHINA. Edited by Joshua A. Fogel. Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California. 2004. ix. 324 pp. US$20.00, paper. ISBN 1-55729-080-6. As the editor of this volume...

By Xiaobing Tang. (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1996. Pp. viii, 289. $39.50.) This book is largely a reinterpretation of the intellectual development of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), especially Liang's historical thinking. Although not substantially based on new archival research, it relies on conceptualization...