At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the mountains and rivers were in turmoil, and the turmoil of 1898 suddenly broke out, and new knowledge and old systems collided fiercely.
Luo Xiaogao, a disciple of Kangmen, stands in the current of the times. With his own eyes, he has personally experienced the changes in the turbulent times and watched the ebb and flow of the century.
In 1904, a newspaper was published in Shanghai to inspire people's wisdom and spread new ideas in the market;
In 1908, Jiangning established a school, breaking through secular barriers and opening the door to education.
After the Revolution of 1911, he moved to Yangzhou and worked in the Guangdong Industrial Department, devoting himself to industry to support the people and relieve the poor;
After the dust of the war to protect the country was settled, he decided to go north to Beijing, served in the State Council and the Ministry of Communications, and lived in the Beijing Library for the rest of his life, guarding the cultural context of ancient books and continuing the fire of China for thousands of years.
He abided by his teachings throughout his life, cherished the ambition of enriching the country through reform, educating and nourishing the people, and did not pursue glitz or radicalism. In the midst of the storm, he walked the slow path of a scholar who worked hard and stayed calm.
Fortunately, Liang Qinghe was his confidant in troubled times, and he was also his best friend in this life.
I understand his bravery and perseverance that is not understood by the world. I know his gentleness and sincerity for his family and country. I accompany him through the turbulence of mountains and rivers, and accompany him through the ups and downs of the spring and autumn. He maintains stability in troubled times and hides his deep love in the years.
It was an era of dazzling stars, and it was also an era when a generation of literati fell one after another.
Luo Xiaogao worked hard with sincerity and blossomed enthusiastically in troubled times; eventually he disappeared into the dust and smoke with the torrent of time, leaving his character and character among the mountains and rivers.
This book takes the parallel traces of Luo Xiao and Gao as its axis, looking at the changes in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China;
It writes about the sincerity and loneliness of a writer who set out to help the world, and describes the tenderness and deep affection of close friends who know and cherish each other in troubled times.
One stroke captures hundreds of years of mountains and rivers, one scroll records the ups and downs of dreams