Young China said that it was an essay written by Liang Qichao (1873- 1929) in the late Qing Dynasty, which was written in 1900 after the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898. The article strongly praises the vitality of youth, points out that China under feudal rule is the "oldest empire", and earnestly hopes that "young China people" will emerge to inspire the people's spirit.
The article is informal and uses metaphors, which is very encouraging. With a strong enterprising spirit, the author has placed his love and expectation on the youth in China.
Extended data writing background:
Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China and the national crisis was unprecedented. On young chinese was written in 1900, and Liang Qichao was exiled to Japan after the Reform Movement of 1898.
That year was the boxer movement year. At that time, due to imperialist aggression, the Boxer Patriotic Movement broke out in China. Imperialism united to form Eight-Nation Alliance, colluded with the Qing government, suppressed the Boxer Rebellion, and captured Tianjin and Peking.
At that time, Eight-Nation Alliance created public opinion and slandered China as "the old empire", "the sick man of East Asia" and "divided", unable to stand on its own feet, and had to be managed or carved up by the great powers.
Among China people, there are some ignorant people who shout that "it is unreasonable for China not to die" and "any big country can perish China within three days", spreading pessimism, and the national crisis is unprecedented.
The failure of the Reform Movement of 1898 forced Liang Qichao to flee to Japan, but he did not give up his efforts to strengthen the country through reform. In Japan, he founded Qingyi Daily and tried his best to publicize the continuation of the Reform Movement through the media. At that time, imperialism created public opinion and slandered China as the "boss empire".
In order to refute the imperialists' shameless abuse, correct the servile psychology of some people in China, arouse people's patriotic enthusiasm, and arouse national pride and self-confidence, Liang Qichao wrote this article on young chinese in due course.