Tang Xianzhi is a native of Guanyang County, Guilin, Guangxi, and party member of the Kuomintang. He used to be an executive member of the Kuomintang Guangxi Party Department and a standing member of the Kuomintang Guangxi Provincial Supervision Committee. Famous educator. Graduated from the great educator Tao Xingzhi. He devoted his life to rural education and normal education. 1930 entrusted by the Guangxi Provincial Department of Education, he returned to Guangxi to preside over the establishment of the provincial teachers' college. Guilin Normal University was founded in 1937. Together with Liang Shuming and Ren, they are also called the "eight eccentrics" of education in Guangxi. After liberation, he served as the director of Guangxi Justice Department. His translations include Modern Educators and Their Theories, New Schools in Europe, and History of Modern Western Education Development.

Biography of Tang Xianzhi

19 1 1 After the Wuchang Uprising, influenced by the revolution, he resolutely cut off his braid and went back to Guanyang County High School to study. 19 13 was admitted to Guangxi Second Normal University, and 19 19 was admitted to the Education Department of Nanjing Normal University. Tao Xingzhi, director of the school's academic affairs office and director of the education department, attached great importance to it, which further strengthened his confidence and determination to engage in education. 1922 returned to Guangxi Provincial Second Normal School after graduation. The following year, I went to Chongqing to teach at the Second Women's Normal School in Sichuan Province. His play "Saving the Country through Education" had a great influence after its performance. From 65438 to 0924, he worked as a teacher and editor of the Youth Supplement of Shenbao Museum in the middle school affiliated to Nanjing Southeast University, and then as an editor in Shanghai Zhonghua Book Company. 1925 Join Al-Shabaab. The following year, he was hired back to Guangxi as the principal of the second provincial women's normal school. 1September, 928, editor of Guangxi Education Department, responsible for editing Guangxi Education magazine. 1929 was hired as an associate professor in the Department of Education of Sun Yat-sen University and the teaching director of the affiliated middle school. 1932 returned to Guangxi and served as the director of the preparatory office of the provincial teachers college. From 65438 to 0934, at the invitation of Liang Shuming, he served as the tutor and director of the research office of Shandong Rural Construction Society, and concurrently served as the editor-in-chief of Rural Construction.

1935, at the invitation of lei peihong, returned to Guangxi as the editor-in-chief of the provincial education department. 1937 was elected as a temporary member of the provincial Council, and was hired as a consultant to the provincial government, responsible for organizing Guilin Normal School. In February of the following year (12), school buildings, dormitories and other buildings were completed, and he served as the principal. During his tenure, he vigorously promoted Tao Xingzhi's life education theory of "life is education", "society is school" and "teaching is learning from each other", and advocated that everyone is a teacher and a student, teaching and learning, those who can teach and those who can't learn; And implement the policy of "inclusiveness, learning democracy and learning freedom" to guide students to take the road of autonomy, self-care, consciousness, automation and independence; It is advocated that students should educate and awaken the people after graduation, defend the country and become the pillars of society. Teachers are employed regardless of region, party or graduate school. As long as the corporal has a good character, studies well and is polite, he will be hired by them. The outstanding teachers and celebrities employed by the school are Feng Zikai, Yang Hui, Chen Runquan, Jia Zuzhang, Lin Judai, Fu and Chen. Teachers and friends such as Tao Xingzhi and Liang Shuming are often invited to give lectures in our school. In order to cultivate students' teaching ability, carry out educational research and improve teaching methods of various subjects, Guangxi Normal University has set up two primary schools as student practice bases. Because Tang Xianzhi sympathized with * * *, he publicized * * * *' s policy of resisting Japan and saving the nation at school. Therefore, the ideological progress of teachers and students in Guilin Normal School made the reactionary Kuomintang authorities greatly dissatisfied.