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Rong Hong, Liang Qichao, Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shi, Ding Wenjiang, Fu Sinian, Yan Shutang, Chen Hansheng, Wen Yiduo, Zhang Shenfu, Qu Qiubai, Feng Yingzi, these twelve modern Chinese intellectuals are like stars in the historical galaxy. The lonely stars; their life experiences are connected in series from the Opium War, the Westernization Movement, the Reform Movement, the Revolution of 1911, the warlords' chaos, the Anti-Japanese War, the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the vicissitudes of the century after 1949. Learning from barbarians and developing skills, Mr. De and Mr. Sai, the New Culture Movement, sorting out the national heritage, the debate between science and mystery, democracy and dictatorship, scholarship and political inquiry, the connection between tradition and modernity... Between the ups and downs of the Ming Dynasty and the Republic of China, what they show is the spiritual history of Chinese intellectuals for more than a hundred years since the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

This book is a collection of well-known historian Lei Yi's reading notes over more than 20 years. For Lei Yi, reading is a personal hobby and an intrinsic need. The books he reads are mainly history books, including not only Chinese history, but also world history. Because of his wide interest in reading, he also dabbles in other types of books. The book is divided into five parts according to its content, namely Part One: "Worrying about the World and Exploring Changes in the World", Part Two: "Through the Cracks of History", Part Three: "Don't Let Time Pass by in Empty", Part Four: "Rings of the Spirit", and Part Five: "Thinking Deeply in World History". The selected articles in this book include "The Generation of the "Legend" of Southwest Associated University", "Rereading in the Year of Jiashen", "Centennial Spiritual Genealogy of France", "The Philosophy of Architecture", "Harvard's Openness and Order", etc. In Lei Yi's view, telling history to the public is a mission of historical researchers.

An ordinary person, working hard for his dream, watching the protagonist step by step reach the pinnacle of glory of the alliance