In order to defend the territory and sovereignty of the motherland, in this turbulent dark age, patriots such as Liang Qichao and Mr. Sun stepped forward and tried to change all this in different ways. They keep in mind the words "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", and accept the baptism of "new ideas" one by one to contribute to changing the new situation of the motherland. Such patriots, the motherland and people will never forget them, and their deeds will always be remembered by history.
Mulan, a Henan opera, sings, "Who says women are not as good as men?"? In this era, not only are there many warm-blooded men defending their country, but also many women who advocate "new ideas" stand out and try to save the motherland in the midst of a raging fire. They also proved to the world that it is not only men who shed their blood for the motherland, but women can also be soft and tough, aiming their guns at aggressors and traitors. Zheng Yuxiu is obviously a typical representative of this group of women. She used her legendary life to point out the direction for women in the new era.
1. Who says that women are not as good as men
Zheng Yuxiu is a famous social activist, thinker, revolutionary and advocate of women's rights movement in modern China. In the year when she was born, the corrupt and incompetent Qing government almost became a "puppet" of the great powers, the territory of the motherland was shrinking day by day, and the whole society was in turmoil, which also created Zheng Yuxiu's early rebellious character.
1. The rebellious girl's "stubborn" childhood
At a young age, she developed lofty thoughts and opinions, which is very consistent with her rebellious character. Clever Zheng Yuxiu not only refused to "foot-binding", but also resolutely opposed the education and bondage of "three obedience and four virtues".
At the age of p>13, my grandmother made an engagement for her and the son of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. But Zheng Yuxiu, who is ahead of her freedom of thought, can't let her family decide her future feelings and happiness, so she personally wrote to her unknown "fiance" and made it clear that she refused the marriage arranged by her family.
Because of this incident, Zheng Yuxiu completely fell out with her family, and she decided to run away from home and start her own business. Soon, she entered the Chongshi Girls' School in Tianjin, studied advanced western ideology and culture, and expressed strong opposition to the feudal imperial power system and the dross of male superiority and female inferiority. This also laid the ideological foundation for her to lead the feminist movement and pursue democracy, freedom and equality between men and women in the future.
2. Participation in the League and attempted assassination
On August 2, 195, the China League was formally established in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Sun reached a * * * * agreement with revolutionaries of various factions, and jointly advocated overthrowing the decadent Qing Dynasty by violence and establishing a democratic country. During this period, Zheng Yuxiu also came to study in Japan. Influenced by Mr. Sun's democratic thoughts, she also joined the League, and while continuing her studies, she worked together with other patriots to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. This year, she was less than twenty years old.
Zheng Yuxiu was originally a member of the League. Through talking and studying with other patriotic Democrats, she further realized the harm of decadent and feudal dross thoughts of the Qing Dynasty to the people. After returning to China, she participated in revolutionary activities many times, held high the banner of democracy, and cooperated with the League to fight for sovereignty outside and eliminate traitors inside.
Zheng Yuxiu's bloodiness and drive in the democratic revolution activities are no less than men's, and she can be called "modern Mulan". Her hatred of traitors forced her to carry out assassination to kill the people. But things were far from smooth sailing. After the assassination of Zai Feng and Yuan Shikai failed one after another, Yuan Shikai ordered them to kill him. In order to avoid killing him, Zheng Yuxiu had to flee to foreign countries.
Second, Zheng Yuxiu's legendary life
After he fled abroad, Zheng Yuxiu's revolutionary activities came to a standstill. She knows very well that with her current strength, it is far from enough to carry forward the democratic revolutionary movement in China, and she still has a lot to learn. So, she entered the University of Paris to study law and continue her studies, during which she joined the French Law Society and became the first Chinese in the society. After 1 years' study, she not only mastered fluent French, but also obtained a doctorate, becoming the first female doctor in the history of China.
during his study in France, Zheng Yuxiu actively promoted the traditional culture of China and the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, showed his determination to serve the motherland, and let famous people from European countries know about the history and present situation of China. At the same time, Zheng Yuxiu is also famous overseas. Because of her outstanding performance abroad, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Southern Military Government appointed her to stay in France to preside over the country's diplomatic work.
During the Paris Peace Conference, Zheng Yuxiu, as a member of the China delegation, was responsible for liaison and translation, and directed the famous "Rose Branch Incident". China's just demand as a victorious country was not accepted, but was asked to sign an unequal treaty which was very unfavorable to China's sovereignty. Upon learning the situation, Zheng Yuxiu immediately organized a large number of overseas students to March in the China delegation, demanding that the head of the delegation refuse to sign the treaty. This large-scale demonstration directly triggered the outbreak of anti-imperialist and anti-feudal movements in China.
1. Feminist Movement
After Zheng Yuxiu became famous in France, she was invited by France to publicize the new idea of equality between men and women. With her encouragement, many female students in China have realized their desire to study abroad. She also actively helps international students who have lost their jobs because of the war to solve their life difficulties and let them study and survive abroad.
After returning to China with a doctorate, Zheng Yuxiu was appointed as the president of Beijing Women's Normal University. China's Comparative Constitutional Law, written by her, had a far-reaching impact on China's laws and provided guidance for the formulation of laws and regulations at the central and even local levels at that time. She is not only the first female doctor in China, but also the first female lawyer and the first female court president in China. Zheng Yuxiu participated in the drafting of the Draft Civil Code of the Republic of China, which created a precedent for women's participation in politics in China and became famous in Shanghai.
Zheng Yuxiu's many successful cases have gradually made the dross idea of "men are superior to women" out of people's minds and replaced it with the new idea of equality between men and women. After returning from school, she used her own strength to prove that women in China are not weak. Zheng Yuxiu's propaganda and promotion of new ideas have also enabled more and more women in China to receive a good education, and their status has been maintained and improved.
2. Influence on later generations
Zheng Yuxiu, as the first female doctor in China, undoubtedly played an inestimable role in carrying forward and inheriting the traditional culture of China and the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. It is her "strong woman" who is soft in the middle and strong in the middle who is driven by the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal revolution and democratic movement that we can stand on our own feet among the nations of the world.
Although she gradually faded out of the political arena with her age, she made outstanding contributions to spreading new ideas and improving the status of women in China. Therefore, after her death, later generations named a street in Nanjing "Yuxiu Street" to commemorate her great achievements. I believe that many people after 6s and 7s have seen the classic costume martial arts drama Legend of the Condor Heroes, and Yang Panpan, the star of this TV series, is the granddaughter of Zheng Yuxiu, the first female doctor in China, and this TV series starring her has also become a generation of memories of youth.
Zheng Yuxiu spent almost all her life striving for women's equal rights in China. Her legendary life described the rise of a "strong woman" from foot-binding at an early age, "three obedience and four virtues" to a female doctor and a woman's participation in politics. She was a great promoter of new ideas in that era and a guardian of women's status. Her perseverance, determination and courage will go down in history forever!