Hu Shi Hu Shi's original name was Si Zuo and his scientific name was Hong Xi. When he took the "Gengqian" study abroad examination, he changed his name to Hu Shi and his nickname was Shizhi.

Mr. Wang was born outside Dadongmen, Shanghai on February 17, 1891, and was born in Jixi, Anhui Province.

His father, Hu Chuan (also known as Tiehua, nicknamed Blunt Fu), was a tribute student in the Qing Dynasty. He served as the general inspector of Songhu Lika and the magistrate of Zhili Prefecture in Taitung. His book "Two Chronicles of Taiwan" has been handed down to the world.

He was a leading figure in his life. He passed away on February 24, 1962 at the age of 72 while serving as the president of Academia Sinica.

Hu Shi started his education at the age of 5 and received 9 years of traditional education at his hometown private school in Jixi, laying a certain foundation for traditional learning.

In 1904, he went to Shanghai to attend a new school, accepted "Tianyan Lun" and other new trends of thought, and began to publish vernacular articles in "Jingye Xunbao".

In the summer of 1910, he went to study in the United States. He first studied agriculture at Cornell University and then transferred to liberal arts. In 1915, he entered Columbia University and studied philosophy with the pragmatist philosopher Dewey.

In 1917, he completed his doctoral thesis "The Evolution of Logical Methods in Ancient China".

During this period, Hu Shi enthusiastically discussed plans for literary improvement and attempted to compose vernacular poetry.

The correspondence with Chen Duxiu, the editor-in-chief of "New Youth", and the publication of the article "A Preliminary Discussion on Literary Reform" triggered a literary revolution with great momentum and far-reaching influence.

In the same year, Hu Shi returned to China after completing his studies, was hired as a professor at Peking University, and participated in the editing of "New Youth" magazine. From then on, he became one of the main leaders of the New Culture Movement.

During the May Fourth Movement, Hu Shi successively wrote "Theory of Literary Concepts in History" and "The Theory of Literary Revolution in Construction", advocating "Literature of the Chinese Language, Literature of the Chinese Language", and successively completed "Introduction to Chinese Grammar" and "History of Vernacular Literature"

and other works, which played a decisive role in vernacular Chinese replacing classical Chinese and becoming an important tool of thought and communication for modern Chinese people.

While advocating theory, Hu Shi also made some "attempts" in literary creation.

Neither his novels nor his screenplays were successful. His unique collection of "Attempts", published in 1902, was the first collection of new vernacular poems in the history of literature, and was quite pioneering.

Literary creation was not his strong point. Another major contribution of Hu Shi during the New Culture Movement was the introduction of new ideas.

His "Ibsenism" and "The Question of Chastity" were both enlightening works at that time.

From the debate over issues and doctrines to the "Collection of Human Rights" and then to hosting the "Independent Review", Hu Shi always adhered to an independent attitude and critical spirit.

When the Anti-Japanese War began, Hu Shi became ambassador to the United States. After the victory, he served as president of Peking University and director of Academia Sinica.

However, he always maintained his true character as a scholar and never betrayed the May Fourth intellectuals.

Hu Shi called the New Culture Movement "China's Renaissance" and asserted that it had fourfold purposes: researching problems; importing academic theories; sorting out the national heritage; and recreating civilization.

According to his understanding, the so-called sorting out the national heritage means using scientific methods to conduct a systematic study of the fragmented ancient knowledge of three thousand years.

Therefore, Hu Shi attached great importance to academic methods and repeatedly wrote articles to introduce the "scientific methods" of Qing Confucianism and Western philosophy, so much so that he repeatedly claimed that his academic research was to prove and promote his "scientific methods."

There are two main fields in Hu Shi's scholarship, one is the history of Chinese philosophy and the other is the history of Chinese literature.

Although "Outline of the History of Chinese Philosophy" has only published the first volume, and "History of Vernacular Literature" has not published the second volume, both books are classic works that establish norms and lay the foundation for the discipline.

Later generations can praise or criticize, but they cannot ignore its existence.

The former's perspective on scholars and history, and the latter's dual-line literary concept are both "bold assumptions" that have a profound impact on the academic development of this century.

In addition, he pioneered the new study of red learning, re-examined the history of Zen Buddhism, and used historical evolution methods to study Chinese chapter novels, which all contributed to the creation of a new trend and are indispensable.

After the Anti-Japanese War, Hu Shi was unable to advance to the next level academically due to his busy schedule of state affairs and the inherent limitations of his own academic approach.

In his later years, he was obsessed with the mystery of "Shui Jing Zhu" and worked hard, but unfortunately the results were not satisfactory.

Chronology of Hu Shi's life-------------------------------------------------

-------------------------------Born in Shanghai University on December 17, 1891

Outside the east gate.

In 1892, when he was two years old, he moved to Pudong with his mother, Feng Shundi, at the end of February.

In February 1893, when he was three years old, he went to Taiwan with his mother, where his father Hu Chuan took office. He first lived in Tainan and later moved to Taitung.

In 1894, at the age of four, he was taught how to recognize square Chinese characters by Hu Pian in Taitung.

In February 1895, when he was five years old, he left Taiwan and returned to Shanghai with his mother due to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War.

In March, I went to Shangzhuang, my ancestral home in Jixi, Anhui, and went to study at home.

In August, Hu Chuan (Tiehua) died of illness in Xiamen.

1896, six years old, studying at home.

1897, seven years old, studying at home.

In 1898, he was eight years old and studying at home.

1899, nine years old, studying at home.

Started to get in touch with Chinese classical novels.

In 1900, he was ten years old and studying at home.

In 1901, he was eleven years old and studying at home.

"Zizhi Tongjian" quoted a fragment of Fan Zhen's "Lun on the Destruction of the Gods", which had a profound impact on it.

In 1902, he was twelve years old and studying at home.