Although Jiang Qian had many political opportunities in his life, he always regarded education as his noblest goal. 19 15, he ushered in the most brilliant moment in his educational career. This year 1 month, Jiangsu patrol ambassador appointed him as the president of Nanjing Normal University in South Korea. 1902, Sanjiang Normal School was established in Nanjing. However, after the war, the school buildings were abandoned and the teaching staff were lost. Jiang Qian's task is to inherit and carry forward the tradition of running Sanjiang Normal School. However, although he has a very grand goal in mind, he is very cautious. In the first year, the enrollment strictly follows the principle of "quality is better than quantity", so the large-scale South Normal University only set up two departments of Chinese, physics and chemistry this year, and the enrollment is only 126. Jiang Qian has a profound knowledge base. He not only controls the development direction of the school, but also personally teaches students courses such as "Four Books" and "Explaining Chinese Characters", requiring students to learn Zeng Guofan's letters and write reading notes in combination with reality. Under the leadership of Jiang Qian and the efforts of his successor Guo Bingwen, Nanjing Normal University has developed rapidly. By 19 19, the school had established the departments of literature, history and geography, mathematics, physics and chemistry, education, agriculture, technology, business and physical education in China. The school building covers an area of 370 mu, with 94 staff and students.
Due to overwork, Jiang Qian suffered from neurasthenia. After three years as principal, he had to leave his job to recuperate. But his contribution to Nangao was fully affirmed. In recognition of his achievements in running a school, Dragon Boat Festival Bridge once recommended him as Foreign Minister, and the Jiangsu Provincial Government also specially awarded him the third-class Golden Harvest Medal.
After leaving office, Jiang Qian devoted himself to studying Buddhism, especially advocating pure land Sect, believing that pure land can integrate various sects and achieve stability. But he is also very concerned about the national economy and people's livelihood and emphasizes social responsibility, so he thinks that Buddhism is the world law and Confucianism is the world law. Therefore, he advocated the theory of the unity of Confucianism and Buddhism, and established the Buddhist Light Society in his hometown to change customs as appropriate. Within ten years, the Dharma Society flourished and became the center of Buddhism in southern Anhui. After the Japanese invasion of China began, Jiang Qian's quiet life was broken and she fled everywhere. Finally, in April of 1942, she died in a foreign land due to fatigue at the age of 67. He wrote 18 kinds of works in his life, covering many fields such as Confucian classics, Buddhism, poetics and Ci. His son-in-law You Youwei compiled and published Yang Fuzhai Series.
Jiang Qian is one of the pioneers of modern education in China. He pursued the idea of saving the country through education and began his career at Nanjing Normal University. His contribution is not only fixed in the development process of Nanjing University forever, but also left a deep mark on the history of modern education in China, which is worth remembering by future generations forever.